A resolution urging the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Sarah Shourd, Joshua Fattal, and Shane Bauer on humanitarian grounds.
Latest action · Aug 2, 2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6595; text as passed Senate: CR S6595; text of measure as introduced: CR S6586)
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 2, 2010
- Agreed to in SenateAug 2, 2010
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes that Sarah Shourd, Joshua Fattal, and Shane Bauer have been held in custody in Iran for one year.
Urges the government of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Sarah Shourd, Joshua Fattal, and Shane Bauer on humanitarian grounds and allow them to reunite with their families in the United States.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 2, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Aug 2, 2010 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Aug 2, 2010 |
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Aug 2, 2010 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Aug 2, 2010 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Aug 2, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6595; text as passed Senate: CR S6595; text of measure as introduced: CR S6586)
- Aug 2, 2010Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6595; text as passed Senate: CR S6595; text of measure as introduced: CR S6586)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2010Agreed to Senate
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