Calling for the release of U.S. citizen Saeed Abedini and condemning the Government of Iran for its persecution of religious minorities

H.RES.147
Introduced: 
April 10, 2013
113
First
November 20, 2013
Ordered to be reported

Saeed Abedini is a Christian pastor of Iranian descent and American citizenship. He was arrested in Iran in the summer of 2010 and sentenced to 8 years in prison for ‘undermining national security.’ The charges were brought against him after he gained notoriety in the Islamic Republic for building a network of Christian churches.

90 cosponsors (76R, 14D).

See also: *S. Res. 284 of 10/31/13.

Last major action: 11/20/13 ordered to be reported.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Robert Aderholt(R-AL)Michele Marie Bachmann(R-MN)Spencer Bachus(R-AL)Daniel Benishek(R-MI)
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Robert Aderholt(R-AL)Michele Marie Bachmann(R-MN)Spencer Bachus(R-AL)Daniel Benishek(R-MI)Kerry Bentivolio(R-MI)Rob Bishop(R-UT)Suzanne Bonamici(D-OR)Jim Bridenstine(R-OK)Vernon Buchanan(R-FL)Michael Burgess(R-TX)John Campbell(R-CA)Shelly Moore Capito(R-WV)Lois Capps(D-CA)Matt Cartwright(D-PA)Doug Collins(R-GA)Tom Cotton(R-AR)Kevin Cramer(R-ND)Rodney Davis(R-IL)Ron DeSantis(R-FL)Jeff Duncan(R-SC)John Duncan Jr(R-TN)Chaka Fattah(D-PA)Steven Fincher(R-TN)Randy Forbes(R-VA)Lois Frankel(D-FL)Trent Franks(R-AZ)Scott Garrett(R-NJ)Trey Gowdy(R-SC)Tom Graves(R-GA)Tim Griffin(R-AR)Andy Harris(R-MD)Vicky Hartzler(R-MO)Rush Holt(D-NJ)Tim Huelskamp(R-KS)Randy Hultgren(R-IL)Lynn Jenkins(R-KS)Bill Johnson(R-OH)Walter Jr Jones(R-NC)Derek Kilmer(D-WA)Pete King(R-)Jack Kingston(R-GA)Adam Kinzinger(R-IL)John Kline(R-MN)Raul Labrador(R-ID)Leonard Lance(R-NJ)James Lankford(R-OK)Robert Latta(R-OH)Billy Long(R-MO)Alan Lowenthal(D-CA)Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)Kenny Ewell Marchant(R-TX)James McGovern(D-MA)Patrick McHenry(R-NC)Mark Meadows(R-NC)Luke Messer(R-IN)Jeff Miller(R-FL)Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)Randy Neugebauer(R-TX)Alan Nunnelee(R-MS)Beto O'Rourke(D-TX)Pete Olson(R-TX)Steven Palazzo(R-MS)Steve Pearce(R-NM)Robert Pittenger(R-NC)Joe Pitts(R-PA)Ted Poe(R-TX)Mike Pompeo(R-KS)Bill Posey(R-FL)Trey Radel(R-FL)Tom Reed(R-NY)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)Peter Roskam(R-IL)Keith Rothfus(R-PA)Ed Royce(R-CA)Stephen Joseph Scalise(R-LA)Aaron Schock(R-IL)James Jr Sensenbrenner(R-WI)Brad Sherman(D-CA)Mike Simpson(R-ID)Adam Smith(D-WA)Steve Stockman(R-TX)Fred Upton(R-MI)Juan Vargas(D-CA)Tim Walberg(R-MI)Jackie Walorski(R-IN)Henry Waxman(D-CA)Randy K. Weber(R-TX)Daniel Webster(R-FL)Lynn Westmoreland(R-GA)Frank Wolf(R-VA)

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