Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
Latest action · May 18, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 9, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Condemns the government of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and for denying the evidence of crimes against humanity.
Urges: (1) the Administration and U.S. allies to condemn the massacre and pressure the Iranian government to provide detailed information to the victims' families about their loved ones and their final resting places; and (2) the United Nations (U.N.) Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran and the U.N. Human Rights Council to create a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the massacre, gather evidence, identify the perpetrators, and bring them to justice.
Cosponsors 79
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2017 to Jun 28, 2018; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Mar 17, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Mar 27, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Mar 27, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Mar 29, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 29, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 8, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 28, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | May 3, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 11, 2017 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | May 11, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 23, 2017 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | May 24, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 3, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Dec 20, 2017 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 9, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jan 19, 2018 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jun 28, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2017 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2017 | |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- May 18, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Mar 9, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2017Introduced in House
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