Supporting the rights of the people of Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 28, 2020 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseJan 28, 2020
Summary
This resolution states that the House of Representatives stands with the people in Iran engaged in legitimate and peaceful protests against an oppressive and corrupt regime. The resolution also condemns the Iranian regime's serious human rights abuses and destabilizing activities abroad and calls on all democratic governments and institutions to clearly support the Iranian people's right to live in a free society.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Dec 17, 2019 |
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 Dec 9, 2019Markup Dec 18, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2020Mr. Phillips moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jan 28, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H590-594)
- Jan 28, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 752.
- Jan 28, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H590-591)
- Jan 28, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 18, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 18, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H590–H594Text printed H590 | Dean Phillips D-MN, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Joe Wilson R-SC, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Raul Ruiz D-CA, Theodore E. Deutch D-FL, Tom McClintock R-CA | Jan 28, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-92 | ESCALATION WITH IRAN: OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS AND REGIONAL STABILITY56 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-88 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3373, H.R. 5038, S. 1340, H.R. 4864, H.R. 4508, H. Res. 752, H.R. 2343, H. Res. 754, H.R. 630, H.R. 3843, H.R. 2529, H.R. 2444, H.R. 4331, and H.R. 3571260 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 18, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the rights of the people of Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iran
- Licensing and registrations
- Middle East
- Political movements and philosophies
- Protest and dissent
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Telephone and wireless communication
- United Nations
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2020Engrossed in House
- Dec 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
