US Congress House Resolution 1008 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-4)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This resolution condemns bigotry and acts of violence or discrimination against Iranian Americans and others. The resolution, among other things encourages U.S. elected officials to engage Iranian Americans to share their experiences with their communities to end stereotypes, correct misconceptions, and convey instances of abuse against the Iranian American community; calls upon law enforcement authorities to investigate and vigorously prosecute crimes committed against Americans that are based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, or ethnicity; urges the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Department of Homeland Security to conclude a thorough and timely investigation into detentions of Iranian Americans at the border; and calls on Customs and Border Protection to immediately halt any orders that encourage discrimination on the basis of nationality or religion, including those targeting individuals of Iranian heritage.

Upholding the civil liberties and civil rights of Iranian Americans and condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination.

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2020-06-18	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-06-18	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-06-18	House	Introduced in House

SR626 (Same As) 2020-06-17 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3066)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/1008/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres1008/BILLS-116hres1008ih.pdf