Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conviction of ten members of Iran's Jewish community

H.CON.RES.29

Introduced:

February 13, 2001

Congress:

107

Session:

First

Last Major Action:

April 23, 2001

Referred to House (sub)committee

46 cosponsors

Condemns the arrest of 13 Jews in Shiraz and Isfahan Iran and conviction of 10 them for spying for the U.S. and Israel; demands that the convictions be overturned and all the accused released; calls for this trial to be a “benchmark” for current and future U.S.-Iranian relations.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Gary Ackerman(D-)Todd Akin(R-MO)Robert Andrews(D-NJ)Ken Bentsen(D-TX)

Gary Ackerman(D-)Todd Akin(R-MO)Robert Andrews(D-NJ)Ken Bentsen(D-TX)Shelly Berkley(D-NV)Howard Berman(D-CA)Eric Cantor(R-VA)Ben Cardin(D-MD)Jerry Costello(D-IL)Peter Deutsch(D-FL)Lincoln Diaz-Balart(R-FL)Lane Evans(D-IL)Martin Frost(D-TX)Greg Ganske(R -IA)Benjamin Gilman(R-)Charlie Gonzalez(D-TX)Bart Gordon(D-TN)Tony Hall(D-OH)Alcee Hastings(D-FL)Rush Holt(D-NJ)Steve Horn(R-CA)Steny Hoyer(D-MD)Pete King(R-)Mark Kirk(R-IL)Dennis Kucinich(D-OH)Ray Lahood(R-IL)Tom Lantos(D-CA)Sander Levin(D-MI)Carolyn McCarthy(D-)Michael McNulty(D-)Robert Menendez(D-NJ)Connie Morella(R-MD)Jerrold Nadler(D-NY)Dana Rohrabacher(R-CA)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)Marge Roukema(R-NJ)Lucille Roybal-Allard(D-CA)Adam Schiff(D-CA)Pete Sessions(R-TX)Christopher Shays(R-CT)Brad Sherman(D-CA)Adam Smith(D-WA)Pete Visclosky(D-IN)Anthony Weiner(D-)Robert Wexler(D-FL)Frank Wolf(R-VA)

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Legislation Topics

Iran Israel/Israelis Jews