H.Res. 175: Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 808 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES175 (2009-10-22), 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 the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

Plain summary

Condemns the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Calls on the government of Iran to release the seven leaders and all other prisoners held on account of their religion, including: Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, Mrs. Mahvash Sabet, Mr. Vahid Tizfahm, Ms. Raha Sabet, Mr. Sasan Taqva, and Ms. Haleh Roohi. Calls on the President and Secretary of State, in cooperation with responsible nations, to condemn Iran's continued violation of human rights and demand the release of prisoners held on account of their religion, including the above-named individuals.

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Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] · 75 cosponsors

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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 15 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 808 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES175 (2009-10-22): Passed

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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 amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres175.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres175 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111