HCONRES 21 · 110th Congress · International Affairs

Calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and United Nations Charter because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel.

Introduced 2007-01-09· Sponsored by Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2007-06-21)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2007-06-20
Roll #513
Yea 411Nay 2
Democrats
217 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
194 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2007-06-20
Roll #513
Yea 411Nay 2
Democrats
217 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
194 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Condemns Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statements and policies aimed at Israel's destruction. Calls on the U.N. Security Council to charge President Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and Article 2, Section 4, of the U.N. Charter. Calls on the Security Council and all U.N. member states to consider measures to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, which would be a dangerous violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a potential means of carrying out President Ahmadinejad's threats against Israel. Reaffirms the strategic U.S.-Israel partnership and reasserts the U.S. commitment to defend Israel's right to exist as a free and democratic state.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans