H.Con.Res. 7 · 118th Congress

Condemning the Iranian regime's human rights abuses against the brave women and men of Iran peacefully demonstrating in more than 133 cities.

Introduced on Jan 9, 2023 by Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24). 64 cosponsors, 37 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 26, 2023): Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
Cosponsors
64
37 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Official title

Commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 133 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Congressional tributes
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Human rights
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Protest and dissent
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Rule of law and government transparency
  • Sanctions
  • Women's rights

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Claudia TenneyR-NY-24Sponsor

Democrats · 37

Republicans · 27

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Resolution, as Amended
    Jan 25, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 420–1

History

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  1. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseMs. Tenney moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
  5. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H307-311)
  6. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 7.
  7. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  8. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H313)
  9. Jan 25, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 1 (Roll no. 36).House · Roll call 36
  10. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 1 (Roll no. 36).House · Roll call 36
  11. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H307)
  12. Jan 25, 2023 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  13. Jan 26, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. J STREET2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.