H.Res. 985: Directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the report submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives on July 28, 2006, pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

H.Res. 985: Directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the report submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives on July 28, 2006, pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 237.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the report submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives on July 28, 2006, pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives, within 14 days after adoption of this resolution, all documents in the Secretary's possession (excluding those revealing intelligence sources and methods), including notes from meetings, memos, and electronic mail records, relating to the July 28, 2006, report to the House Committee on International Relations on transfers by foreign persons to Iran of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile goods, services, or technology. Requires in particular any document: (1) indicating the dates on which the draft report was circulated to and approved by various offices and bureaus of the Department of State; (2) relating to the date on which the report would be submitted to Congress; and (3) relating to the report briefing provided by Department officials to congressional staff on July 26, 2006.

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Directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the report submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives on July 28, 2006, pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres985.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres985 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109