H.Res. 976: Condemning human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people.
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H.Res. 976: Condemning human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 460 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES976 (2006-09-20), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Condemning human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Condemns the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran's human rights abuses and urges the international community to bring pressure on Iran to halt discrimination and violence toward its citizens, in particular women, religious and ethnic minorities, and vocal opponents of the regime. Urges the U.S. government to continue to pressure the government of Iran into making measurable human rights improvements. Expresses unity with all Iranian people and shares their desire to see Iran become a free country with democratic institutions and equal rights for all.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Condemning human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 34 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
James P. McGovern (D-MA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 460 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES976 (2006-09-20): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres976.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>
Record fed-us-cong109-hres976 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109