[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 819 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 819
Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its
ongoing human rights abuses, including its use of politically motivated
espionage claims to justify arbitrary detention and executions.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2026
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Sheehy, and Mr. McCormick) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations
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RESOLUTION
Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its
ongoing human rights abuses, including its use of politically motivated
espionage claims to justify arbitrary detention and executions.
Whereas the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in a
longstanding pattern of human rights abuses, including arbitrary
detention, torture, forced confessions, censorship, and politically
motivated prosecutions;
Whereas the Iranian regime has repeatedly targeted dissidents, journalists,
women, students, religious minorities, labor activists, and human rights
defenders for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights;
Whereas Iranian authorities have increasingly relied on vague national security
charges, including allegations of espionage, ``enmity against God'', and
``corruption on earth'', to silence political opposition and punish
peaceful dissent;
Whereas individuals accused of espionage in the Islamic Republic of Iran are
often denied due process, deprived of access to independent legal
counsel, subjected to torture or coercion, and convicted in proceedings
that fail to meet basic standards of fairness;
Whereas the Iranian regime has used executions as a tool of fear and political
repression, including against individuals accused of espionage or
collaboration with foreign governments;
Whereas the misuse of espionage claims by the Islamic Republic of Iran allows
the regime to label political opponents, protesters, and dissidents as
national security threats in order to justify imprisonment, abuse, and
execution;
Whereas the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to persecute
religious minorities, including Christians, Baha'is, Sunni Muslims,
Jews, and others, solely because of their faith;
Whereas women and girls in the Islamic Republic of Iran continue to face
systematic discrimination, violence, and punishment for peacefully
advocating for their basic rights;
Whereas the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran have repeatedly demonstrated
their desire for freedom, justice, accountability, and respect for human
dignity despite violent repression by the regime;
Whereas the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, acting primarily through
the Islamic Revolutionary Guard-Quds Force, recruits, organizes, trains,
finances, and directs terrorist organizations and proxy groups targeting
United States and allied personnel throughout the Middle East;
Whereas the Department of Defense assesses that militias backed by the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force are responsible for the deaths of
at least 603 members of the Armed Forces of the United States,
constituting almost 20 percent of the deaths of United States citizens
during Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas, on January 28, 2024, a militia backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran
conducted a drone operation against Tower 22 in Jordan, killing 3
members of the Armed Forces of the United States and injuring at least
47 other individuals;
Whereas Houthi elements in Yemen employ missiles and unmanned aerial systems
sourced from Iran against the United States Navy, targets in allied
territories, commercial vessels, and international shipping vessels in
the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, threatening regional stability and freedom
of navigation; and
Whereas it is in the national security and moral interest of the United States
to stand with the Iranian people and hold the Iranian regime accountable
for its human rights abuses: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) condemns the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
for its widespread and systematic violations of internationally
recognized human rights;
(2) condemns the use by the Iranian regime of politically
motivated espionage allegations, vague national security
charges, and coerced confessions to imprison and execute
political opponents, protesters, and peaceful dissidents;
(3) calls on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
to immediately halt executions carried out on politically
motivated or unsupported national security charges, including
alleged espionage offenses;
(4) demands that Iranian authorities provide all detainees
with due process, access to independent legal counsel, fair and
transparent judicial proceedings, and protection from torture
and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment;
(5) urges the immediate release of all individuals
imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their freedoms of
expression, religion, assembly, or association;
(6) supports the Iranian people in their pursuit of
freedom, democracy, religious liberty, human rights, and the
rule of law;
(7) encourages the President, the Secretary of State, and
United States allies to continue holding Iranian officials
accountable through targeted sanctions, international
investigations, and other lawful measures; and
(8) affirms that the United States should continue exposing
the misuse of espionage claims and national security charges as
tools of political repression by the Iranian regime.
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