HRES 627 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the massacre of political prisoners in 1988 and the uprisings of recent years, including the 2018, 2019, and 2022 uprisings, and calling for justice for its victims.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 27, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2023
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution condemns Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. It also urges the Biden Administration and U.S. allies to publicly condemn the massacre and to pressure Iran to provide information to the families of the victims.

Cosponsors 150

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to Sep 27, 2024, with 38 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NHChris PappasOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJul 27, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJul 27, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 27, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

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  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House

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