H.Res. 259: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-27 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the United States should support the safe return of displaced indigenous people of the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland; and (2) the Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga should work to more fully integrate all communities, including religious minority communities, to counter current and future terrorist threats.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · 76 cosponsors

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Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Josh Harder (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL) and 16 more.

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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 House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres259.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres259 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116