IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1272 
Calling on the Biden Administration to pursue censure of Iran at the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), refer the issue to the United 
Nations Security Council, and reaffirm that all measures will be taken 
to prevent the regime in Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2024 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. JAMES, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
CISCOMANI, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, and Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Biden Administration to pursue censure of 
Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 
refer the issue to the United Nations Security Council, 
and reaffirm that all measures will be taken to prevent 
the regime in Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. 
Whereas the Government of Iran is the leading state sponsor 
of terrorism, supporting proxies that undermine peace in 
the Middle East, seek the destruction of the State of 
Israel, target United States Armed Forces in the region, 
and threaten the freedom of navigation, including in the 
Red Sea; 
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•HRES 1272 IH 
Whereas Iran’s nuclear activities, including its enrichment of 
near weapons-grade uranium and installation of advanced 
centrifuges, and expanding missile and drone program 
pose a significant threat to international security; 
Whereas the Government of Iran has amassed large stock-
piles of enriched uranium, including uranium enriched to 
60 percent purity, and has developed advanced centrifuge 
technology, significantly reducing the time required to 
produce weapons-grade uranium; 
Whereas, according to the Director General of the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran’s nuclear 
enrichment activities have accelerated to the point where 
the regime can now produce enough weapons-grade ura-
nium for multiple nuclear weapons within days; 
Whereas missiles developed through the regime’s expanding 
missile program, including the development of long-range 
ballistic missiles, could serve as delivery vehicles for nu-
clear weapons, thereby increasing the threat posed by the 
nuclear capabilities of the regime; 
Whereas the Government of Iran’s acquisition of nuclear 
weapons would have catastrophic consequences for re-
gional and global security and undermine the integrity of 
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 
done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Nuclear Nonproliferation 
Treaty’’ or the ‘‘NPT’’) ; 
Whereas the Government of Iran ratified the NPT in 1970 
and continues to be a state party to the treaty; 
Whereas Article III of the NPT states, ‘‘Each Non-nuclear- 
weapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes to accept 
safeguards, as set forth in an agreement to be negotiated 
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•HRES 1272 IH 
and concluded with the International Atomic Energy 
Agency.’’; 
Whereas the IAEA has repeatedly reported on the non-com-
pliance of the Government of Iran with its NPT-required 
safeguards 
agreement, 
including 
the 
discovery 
of 
undeclared nuclear materials and activities at various 
sites and a recent violation of modified code 3.1 by begin-
ning construction of a new reactor known as IR–360; 
Whereas the regime in Iran has barred IAEA inspectors from 
fully monitoring its nuclear activities and continues to 
refuse to cooperate with investigations into its undeclared 
nuclear materials and activities; and 
Whereas the United States has a responsibility to use its 
voice and vote at international fora to advance global ef-
forts to hold the Government of Iran accountable for its 
violations of international non-proliferation agreements 
including the NPT; Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms that the United States Govern-
ment will take all necessary measures to prevent 
Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons; 
(2) calls on the Biden Administration to pursue 
a resolution at the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, formally cen-
suring the Government of Iran for its noncompliance 
with its Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement as re-
quired by the NPT, and to refer the issue to the 
United Nations Security Council; 
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•HRES 1272 IH 
(3) urges the Biden Administration to work 
with partners and allies of the United States to pur-
sue punitive actions in response to violations by the 
Government of Iran, including but not limited to 
working with the coalition of France, the United 
Kingdom, and Germany (known as the ‘‘E3’’) to 
prevent nuclear related restrictions under United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) 
from lapsing, to re-impose sanctions that remain lift-
ed by such resolution, and other measures to enforce 
compliance with non-proliferation obligations; 
(4) condemns Iran’s continued obstruction of 
basic monitoring and verification activities by the 
IAEA, as well as its refusal to provide technically 
credible explanations for the presence of undeclared 
nuclear materials and activities at sites across Iran; 
(5) acknowledges the critical role of the IAEA 
in monitoring and verifying nuclear non-proliferation 
and calls for continued support for the IAEA to en-
sure robust oversight of Iran’s nuclear activities; 
(6) acknowledges the important foundation the 
NPT provides for the global non-proliferation regime 
and that any effort to normalize violations of the 
NPT by the Government of Iran will only serve to 
further erode global non-proliferation standards; 
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•HRES 1272 IH 
(7) supports the imposition of robust sanctions 
on the Government of Iran for it nuclear and missile 
programs and on entities and individuals involved in 
these programs to deter further proliferation efforts; 
and 
(8) emphasizes the need for a coordinated inter-
national response to address the threat posed by 
Iran’s nuclear program and calls on all nations to 
join the United States in taking decisive action to 
ensure Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons and to 
uphold nuclear non-proliferation standards in the 
Middle East and beyond. 
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