101st Congress > House > Vote 384

Date: February 27, 1990

Result: 404-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 17

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: DYMALLY, Mervyn Malcolm (D-CA)

Bill number: HCONRES87

Question: SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE

Description: CONCERNING IRANIAN PERSECUTION OF THE BAHA’IS

Bill summary: Urges the Government of Iran to uphold the human rights of all its nationals, including members of the Baha'i faith, and to extend the rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Calls upon the President to continue to: (1) emphasize human rights improvements as an important factor in the development of relations between the U.S. and Iranian Governments; (2) cooperate with other governments to initiate and support actions by the United Nations and its agencies to promote the protection of the religious rights of the Baha'is; and (3) provide, and urge others to provide, for refugee and humanitarian assistance for those Baha'is fleeing their homelands to escape religious repression.

Bill titles: Concerning Iranian persecution of the Baha'is.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 136, p. 494;

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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