H.Res. 118: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government.

H.Res. 118: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government.

Plain summary

This resolution condemns Iranian state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and expresses support for the people of Iran who are engaged in legitimate and peaceful protests against the Iranian regime.

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

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Official text

Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] · 260 cosponsors

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Brad Sherman (D-CA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Don Bacon (R-NE), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Steve Womack (R-AR), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Josh Harder (D-CA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mike Johnson (R-LA), David Rouzer (R-NC), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL) and 200 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

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 (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres118.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres118 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117