United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 259 (116th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.
Introduced
27 March 2019
Last action
20 June 2019 · Committee
Status
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sponsors
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1], Ron Wright, Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35], Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Steve Watkins, Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Subjects
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Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the United States should support the safe return of displaced indigenous people of the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland; and (2) the Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga should work to more fully integrate all communities, including religious minority communities, to counter current and future terrorist threats.
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Timeline
27 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 June 2019
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
20 June 2019
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Ron Wright · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Steve Watkins · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hres/259
- us · 116-hres-259 · source updated 3 January 2025