3.0.0 626 2023-01-11T13:46:04Z 2023-01-11T13:46:04Z Senate SRES 2020-06-17 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-17T19:32:11Z Upholding the civil liberties and civil rights of Iranian Americans and condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination. 116 1008 HRES 2020-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3066) IntroReferral 2020-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-06-17 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-06-22 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Border security and unlawful immigration Community life and organization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Government studies and investigations Hate crimes Immigration status and procedures Iran Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Middle East Racial and ethnic relations Religion Violent crime Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2020-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-07T21:12:27Z 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.
]]> A resolution upholding the civil liberties and civil rights of Iranian Americans and condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination. Display Title A resolution upholding the civil liberties and civil rights of Iranian Americans and condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination. Official Title as Introduced A resolution upholding the civil liberties and civil rights of Iranian Americans and condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116sres626is/xml/BILLS-116sres626is.xml 2020-06-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3066) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.