Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 185
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Calling on the Government of Iran to fulfill repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 9, 2017
Overview
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Introduced
Mar 9, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 29, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
185
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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New York
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House Votes (0)
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Summary

Recognizes that Robert Levinson is the longest held U.S. civilian in U.S. history. Notes that repeated pledges by Iranian officials to provide their government's assistance have not led to any meaningful progress in locating or returning him.

Urges the government of Iran to take meaningful steps towards fulfilling its promises to assist in locating and returning Levinson, including immediately providing all information from all entities of such government regarding his disappearance.

Urges the President and U.S. allies to continue to press the Iranian government to locate and return Levinson, notwithstanding disagreements with Iran on a broad array of issues, including Iran's ballistic missile program, sponsorship of international terrorism, and human rights abuses. Notes that further delay in locating and returning Levinson remains a significant obstacle to improving U.S.-Iran relations.

Expresses sympathy to Levinson's family and expresses hope that their ordeal can be brought to an end in the near future.

Text (1)
March 9, 2017
Actions (5)
06/29/2017
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
06/29/2017
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/18/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
03/09/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/09/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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