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H.Res. 993: Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Official title

Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.

Plain summary

This resolution condemns Iran’s use of military force to suppress civilian protestors and commends the Iranian people in their fight for a democratic Iran. The resolution calls for Iran to cease all threats, intimidation, and violence against peaceful protesters and urges expansion of unrestricted internet access and lines of communication. Lastly, the resolution urges the United States to coordinate with its allies to consider and implement measures to prevent further violence against protesters.

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

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Official text

Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] · 103 cosponsors

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Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), George Latimer (D-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Mike Levin (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dave Min (D-CA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), Emily Randall (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), John W. Mannion (D-NY), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Don Bacon (R-NE), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and 43 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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Record fed-us-cong119-hres993 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills