Topic

Middle East

Bills 2,591 First seen 110th Most recent 119th

2,591 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 114th at 394. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 110th to 119th
2,591 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 2,431–2,460, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 1181 Calling on the United Nations General Assembly to reject the Islamic Republic of Iran's bid to join the United Nations Human Rights Council. 111th March 12, 2010
HRES 1118 Expressing the concern of the House of Representatives over the Government of Iran's continued oppression of its people and calling on the Administration to take further measures in support of those oppressed by the current Iranian regime. 111th February 25, 2010
HRES 1068 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for executing human rights activists. 111th February 3, 2010
HRES 992 Expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed Iranian presidential election of June 12, 2009. 111th December 16, 2009
HRES 988 Recognizing the exemplarily service, devotion to country, and selfless sacrifice of Special Warfare Operators 2nd Class Matthew McCabe and Jonathan Keefe and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio Huertas in capturing Ahmed Hashim Abed, one of the most-wanted terrorists in Iraq, and pledging to continue to support members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way. 111th January 21, 2010
HRES 977 Honoring Navy SEALs Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe, and Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas for their heroic actions in the capture of Ahmed Hashim Abed, the mastermind behind of one of the most notorious crimes against Americans in Iraq. 111th January 21, 2010
HRES 944 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the protection of members of vulnerable religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq. 111th February 24, 2010
HRES 904 Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military operations. 111th December 8, 2009
HRES 888 Expressing the continued support and call for a renewed focus on the "Green Movement" within Iran, which embraces the yearning of the Iranian people in seeking freedom, human rights, and fundamental elements of democracy. 111th November 4, 2009
HRES 873 Calling for the establishment of a United States Consulate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq along with similar efforts in other areas of Iraq. 111th May 19, 2010
HRES 867 Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora. 111th November 3, 2009
HRES 840 Condemning continuing violations of religious freedom in the Middle East, and for other purposes. 111th October 15, 2009
HRES 838 Welcoming to the United States and to Washington, DC, His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch on his current trip on October 20, 2009, through November 6, 2009. 111th October 28, 2009
HRES 833 Honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the 10th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, and for other purposes. 111th November 7, 2009
HRES 782 Demanding that the Government of Iran immediately disclose the existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to its Qom enrichment facility. 111th September 29, 2009
HRES 754 Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania, including the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard on its return to the United States from deployment in Iraq. 111th October 28, 2009
HRES 732 Condemning the release of convicted terrorist Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya. 111th September 10, 2009
HRES 712 Commending the people of Iraqi Kurdistan for reaffirming in the July 25, 2009, parliamentary elections the region's dedication to democratic ideals and congratulating all the political slates and candidates that participated in the elections, and for other purposes. 111th July 31, 2009
HRES 706 Congratulating the people of Lebanon on successfully conducting free, fair, and democratic parliamentary elections on June 7, 2009. 111th July 31, 2009
HRES 704 Deploring the ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq. 111th July 31, 2009
HRES 654 Honoring the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation and for other purposes. 111th July 22, 2009
HRES 627 Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of Washington, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard. 111th October 14, 2009
HRES 625 Recognizing and commending the 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, to be held in Spokane, Washington, July 13 through 18, 2009. 111th July 10, 2009
HRES 581 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to United States allies in Europe while enhancing United States defenses against missile attacks. 111th August 3, 2009
HRES 579 Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and rescinding the invitation to Iranian officials to attend July 4th celebrations at United States embassies and for other purposes. 111th June 24, 2009
HRES 560 Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes. 111th June 19, 2009
HRES 557 Expressing support for the State of Israel's inalienable right to defend itself in the face of an imminent nuclear or military threat from Iran, terrorist organizations, and the countries that harbor them. 111th June 18, 2009
HRES 549 Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who struggle for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and the protection of the rule of law. 111th June 17, 2009
HRES 511 Commending efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank in order to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance. 111th June 4, 2009
HRES 480 Recognizing and honoring the historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region. 111th May 21, 2009

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.