[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 431 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 431

Calling on the United States Senate to increase sanctions against Iran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2013

  Mr. Scalise (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
   Aderholt, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
   Walberg, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
  Mulvaney, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
Price of Georgia, Mr. Posey, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, 
    Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
    Woodall, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
Hultgren, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McAllister, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Duncan of 
South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees 
on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 
 and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Calling on the United States Senate to increase sanctions against Iran.

Whereas Iran continues to pose a threat to the United States through its pursuit 
        of a nuclear weapons capability, work on its ballistic missile program, 
        and state sponsorship of terrorism;
Whereas on July 31, 2013, the United States House of Representatives passed the 
        Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, H.R. 850, by an overwhelmingly 
        bipartisan vote of 400-20-1;
Whereas this legislation highlights the devastating threat that a nuclear-armed 
        Iran would pose to the United States, United States allies, and United 
        States interests globally;
Whereas Israel is a vital ally of the United States;
Whereas Iran, which rejects Israel's right to exist, is a continued threat to 
        the safety and security of the United States and Israel, both through 
        its support of terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and through its 
        ongoing efforts to acquire nuclear weapons;
Whereas Iran has threatened to ``wipe [Israel] off the map'', in violation of 
        article 2, paragraph 4 of the United Nations Charter;
Whereas Iran possesses ballistic missiles that can reach Israel and is working 
        to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles that could reach the 
        United States;
Whereas Iran has constructed a large explosives containment vessel at the 
        Parchin military complex and the International Atomic Energy Agency 
        (IAEA) has requested to inspect this complex for traces of weaponization 
        research;
Whereas the IAEA issued a report exposing Iran's nuclear intentions and in 
        November 2011 concluded that ``contrary to the relevant resolutions of 
        the Board of Governors and the Security Council, Iran has not suspended 
        its [nuclear] enrichment related activities'' and continues to proceed 
        with a nuclear weapons proliferation program, and the IAEA Board of 
        Governors has issued 10 resolutions condemning Iran's nuclear program;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council has required Iran to cooperate fully 
        with the IAEA's investigation into its nuclear activities, suspend its 
        uranium enrichment program, suspend its construction of a heavy-water 
        reactor and related projects, and ratify the Additional Protocol to its 
        IAEA safeguards agreement;
Whereas Iran, in violation of multiple United Nations Security Council 
        resolutions, has continued to enrich uranium, continued work on its 
        heavy-water reactor and related projects, and has not ratified the 
        Additional Protocol to its IAEA safeguards agreement;
Whereas multiple rounds of tough sanctions have been effective in bringing Iran 
        to the negotiating table and the threat of increased sanctions has the 
        ability to compel Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions; and
Whereas the P5+1 interim agreement will not prevent Iran from acquiring a 
        nuclear weapons capability: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the policy of the United States to prevent Iran 
        from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability; and
            (2) the House of Representatives calls on the United States 
        Senate to take immediate action on the Nuclear Iran Prevention 
        Act of 2013 to increase sanctions against Iran.
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