H.Res.560 - Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes.

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6/19/2009--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law. Condemns the o

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6/19/2009--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law. Condemns the ongoing violence against demonstrators by the government of Iran and pro-government militias as well as the ongoing government suppression of independent electronic communication through interference with the Internet and cellphones. Affirms the universality of individual rights and the importance of democratic and fair elections.

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06/23/09
GOP Will Attempt to Pressure Iran Via Loan Program

The House and the Senate adopted separate measures ( H Res 560 , S Res 193 ) on June 19 supporting the post-election protests that have engulfed Iran, ...

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06/23/09
US should stand with the people of Iran

On Friday, the House passed H.Res. 560, a resolution sponsored by Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence, and House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard ...

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06/22/09
RE: H.Res.560

The House of Representatives went farther than the president in condemning Iran, by passing by a 405-1 vote H Res. 560, a resolution "Expressing support for ...

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12/18/09
APN Legislative Round-Up for the Week Ending December 18, 2009 ...

[note: On 6/19/09 the House passed a very similar resolution, H. Res. 560 - introduced by Chairman Berman (D-CA) - by a vote of 405-1, with 2 voting present.] ( JORDAN ) S. Res. 376: Introduced 12/16/09 by Sen. ...

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11/01/09
GOP Pushes Amendment to Pressure Iran by Targeting Gasoline ...

The House and the Senate adopted separate measures (H Res 560, S Res 193) on June 19 supporting the post-election protests that have engulfed Iran, but those resolutions are simply statements of Congress and have no force of law. ...

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10/29/09
Iran News and Stock market, Oil news, Leave Iran Alone!

I rise in reluctant opposition to H Res 560, which condemns the Iranian government for its recent actions during the unrest in that country.

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