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S.Con.Res. 16 · 114th Congress

A concurrent resolution stating the policy of the United States regarding the release of United States…

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A concurrent resolution stating the policy of the United States regarding the release of United States citizens in Iran.

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JRR RischSponsor
18 cosponsors · 5 D, 13 R
  1. Senate Introduced May 7, 2015
  2. Senate Passed May 11, 2015 90–0

States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately release Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and Jason Rezaian, and cooperate with the U.S. government to locate and return Robert Levinson; and (2) the U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · May 11, 2015

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately release Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and Jason Rezaian, and cooperate with the U.S. government to locate and return Robert Levinson; and (2) the U.S. government should undertake every effort using every diplomatic tool at its disposal to secure their release.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to May 11, 2015 · 90 Yea – 0 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
About this bill and sources

Official title: A concurrent resolution stating the policy of the United States regarding the release of United States citizens in Iran.

Latest action (May 20, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 7, 2015

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  1. Senate Introduced May 7, 2015
  2. Senate Passed May 11, 2015 90–0

Final vote · Senate · May 11, 2015

Passage — Concurrent Resolution Agreed to. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

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Not Voting10
DSR Sullivan MRR Rubio MKR Kirk DVR Vitter CBD Booker RWD Wyden LGR Graham JTR Thune TCR Cruz BSI Sanders
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKNot Voting
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARYea
Jeff FlakeRAZYea
John McCainRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher MurphyDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLNot Voting
David PerdueRGAYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Brian SchatzDHIYea
Mazie HironoDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Mark KirkRILNot Voting
Richard DurbinDILYea
Daniel CoatsRINYea
Joe DonnellyDINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
Bill CassidyRLAYea
David VitterRLANot Voting
Ed MarkeyDMAYea
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Gary PetersDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
Heidi HeitkampDNDYea
John HoevenRNDYea
Ben SasseRNEYea
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Kelly AyotteRNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Cory BookerDNJNot Voting
Martin HeinrichDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Dean HellerRNVYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORNot Voting
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCNot Voting
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDNot Voting
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXNot Voting
Mike LeeRUTYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Tim KaineDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTNot Voting
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWIYea
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea