Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. (H.Res. 492)

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Janice “Jan” Schakowsky

Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Sep 12, 2023
Length: 7 pages

Introduced

Jun 9, 2023
118^th Congress (2023–2025)

Status

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Sep 12, 2023

This simple resolution was agreed to on September 12, 2023. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Cosponsors

58 Cosponsors (42 Democrats, 16 Republicans)

Source

Congress.gov

History

Jun 9, 2023		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Jun 21, 2023		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
Sep 6, 2023		On House Schedule The House indicated that this resolution would be considered in the week ahead.
Sep 6, 2023		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Sep 12, 2023		Agreed To The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. A simple resolution is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »

H.Res. 492 is a simple resolution in the United States Congress.

A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.Res. 492. This is the one from the 118^th Congress.

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↑	The resolution was introduced in the first year of the Congress.
↑	There is at least one cosponsor from the majority party and one cosponsor outside of the majority party.
↑	A cosponsor in the minority party has a high leadership score.
↓	The sponsor is a member of the minority party.
↓	At least two cosponsors serve on a committee to which the resolution has been referred.
↓	A cosponsor is the ranking member of a committee to which the resolution has been referred.
↓	The bill was referred to House Foreign Affairs.
↑↓	A cosponsor is the chair of a committee to which the resolution has been referred.

H.Res. 492: Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.