[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 40 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 40

  Encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the 
  Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah 
Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their families 
               in the United States as soon as possible.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 22, 2009

    Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. 
    Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following 
 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the 
  Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah 
Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their families 
               in the United States as soon as possible.

Whereas, on July 31, 2009, officials of the Government of Iran took 3 United 
        States citizens, Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, into 
        custody near the Ahmed Awa region of northern Iraq, after the 3 United 
        States citizens reportedly crossed into the territory of Iran while 
        hiking in Iraq;
Whereas officials of the Government of Iran have confirmed that they are holding 
        the 3 United States citizens; and
Whereas officials of the Government of Iran have not allowed consular access by 
        the Embassy of the Government of Switzerland (in its formal capacity as 
        the representative of the interests of the United States in Iran) to the 
        3 young United States citizens in accordance with the Vienna Convention 
        on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) encourages the Government of Iran to grant consular 
        access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane 
        Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to 
        communicate by telephone with their families in the United 
        States; and
            (2) encourages the Government of Iran to allow Joshua 
        Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to reunite with their 
        families in the United States as soon as possible.
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