H.RES.259: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

About This Bill

  • Introduced March 27, 2019
  • Latest Major Action June 20, 2019

Bill Cosponsors

76 (37 Democrats, 39 Republicans)

Bill Version

Bill 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.

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There is one statement associated with H.RES.259.

Bill Actions

Date Description
June 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
June 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
March 27, 2019

Introduced in the House by Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)

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