H.Res. 823: Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of' the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

H.Res. 823: Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of' the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-30 · International Affairs · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-01-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · what a sponsor is
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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 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Plain summary

This resolution condemns Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of human rights agreements. Further, it calls on Iran to immediately release all imprisoned or detained Baha'is, and it urges the President and the Department of State to impose sanctions on Iranian officials and others who are responsible for serious human rights abuses, including abuses against Iran's Baha'i community.

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Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of' the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · 94 cosponsors

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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 34 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)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres823.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres823 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116