H.Res. 220: Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · what a sponsor is
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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's 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's 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 imprisoned Baha'i leaders, the eight imprisoned Baha'i educators, and all other prisoners held on account of their religion. Urges the President and the Department of State to utilize available authorities, including the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, to impose sanctions on officials of the government of Iran and other individuals directly responsible for serious human rights abuses, including abuses against the Baha'i community.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Condemning the Government of Iran's 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. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · 152 cosponsors

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Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), William R. Keating (D-MA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) and 92 more.

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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-114hres220.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres220 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114