S.Res. 368: A resolution supporting the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-04 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution supporting the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard.

Plain summary

Supports the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard. Calls on the government of Iran to respect the rights of the people of Iran to freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly. Condemns Iran's human rights violations. Warns Iran against any violence or retribution targeting peaceful protestors. Objects to acts of censorship, intimidation, and other restrictions on freedoms of speech, press, and expression. Encourages the President, the Department of State, and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) to work to convene emergency sessions of the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. Human Rights Council to condemn Iran's ongoing human rights violations and establish a related Security Council monitoring mechanism. Calls on Iran to cooperate with and allow visits of the U.N. Special Rapporteurs for Human Rights and the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Urges the President and State Department to work with the international community to ensure that human rights violations are part of all multilateral or bilateral discussions with and regarding Iran.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A resolution supporting the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · 44 cosponsors

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Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Boozman (R-AR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Barrasso (R-WY), Jack Reed (D-RI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), James Lankford (R-OK), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

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.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115sres368.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/sres>

Record fed-us-cong115-sres368 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115