[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 14 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 14

 Providing that the President may not provide sanctions relief to Iran 
      until certain United States citizens are released from Iran.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2015

  Mr. Risch submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Providing that the President may not provide sanctions relief to Iran 
      until certain United States citizens are released from Iran.

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not 
waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the 
application of statutory sanctions with respect to Iran under any 
provision of law or refrain from applying any such sanctions pursuant 
to an agreement with Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program until the 
Government of Iran releases to the United States the following United 
States citizens:
            (1) Saeed Abedini of Idaho, who has been detained in Iran 
        on charges related to his religious beliefs since September 
        2012.
            (2) Amir Hekmati of Michigan, who has been imprisoned in 
        Iran on false espionage charges since August 2011.
            (3) Jason Rezaian of California, who, as an Iranian 
        government credentialed reporter for the Washington Post, has 
        been unjustly held in Iran on vague charges since July 2014.
            (4) Robert Levinson of Florida, who was abducted on Kish 
        Island in March 2007.
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