A resolution condemning in the strongest possible terms President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statements regarding the State of Israel and the Holocaust and calling for all member States of the United Nations to do the same.
Latest action · Feb 12, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S921-922)
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 12, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Condemns President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hateful and anti-Semitic statements regarding Israel and the Holocaust.
Calls on all member states of the United Nations to publicly condemn President Ahmadinejad's statements as a violation of the principles of both the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2008 to Feb 28, 2008, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Feb 26, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Feb 28, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2008Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S921-922)
- Feb 12, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S922)
Subjects
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Text 1
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- Feb 12, 2008Introduced in Senate
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