IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 431 
Calling on the United States Senate to increase sanctions against Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2013 
Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. 
ADERHOLT, Mr. LANKFORD, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, 
Mr. WALBERG, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. COT-
TON, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. KING 
of Iowa, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. POSEY, Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
PALAZZO, Mr. MARINO, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. JOYCE, 
Mr. STEWART, Mr. BARR, Mr. HULTGREN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
MCALLISTER, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Fi-
nancial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the United States Senate to increase sanctions 
against Iran. 
Whereas Iran continues to pose a threat to the United States 
through its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, work 
on its ballistic missile program, and state sponsorship of 
terrorism; 
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•HRES 431 IH 
Whereas on July 31, 2013, the United States House of Rep-
resentatives passed the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 
2013, H.R. 850, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 
400–20–1; 
Whereas this legislation highlights the devastating threat that 
a nuclear-armed Iran would pose to the United States, 
United States allies, and United States interests globally; 
Whereas Israel is a vital ally of the United States; 
Whereas Iran, which rejects Israel’s right to exist, is a con-
tinued threat to the safety and security of the United 
States and Israel, both through its support of terrorist 
groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and through its ongo-
ing efforts to acquire nuclear weapons; 
Whereas Iran has threatened to ‘‘wipe [Israel] off the map’’, 
in violation of article 2, paragraph 4 of the United Na-
tions Charter; 
Whereas Iran possesses ballistic missiles that can reach Israel 
and is working to develop intercontinental ballistic mis-
siles that could reach the United States; 
Whereas Iran has constructed a large explosives containment 
vessel at the Parchin military complex and the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has requested to 
inspect this complex for traces of weaponization research; 
Whereas the IAEA issued a report exposing Iran’s nuclear in-
tentions and in November 2011 concluded that ‘‘contrary 
to the relevant resolutions of the Board of Governors and 
the Security Council, Iran has not suspended its [nu-
clear] enrichment related activities’’ and continues to pro-
ceed with a nuclear weapons proliferation program, and 
the IAEA Board of Governors has issued 10 resolutions 
condemning Iran’s nuclear program; 
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•HRES 431 IH 
Whereas the United Nations Security Council has required 
Iran to cooperate fully with the IAEA’s investigation into 
its nuclear activities, suspend its uranium enrichment 
program, suspend its construction of a heavy-water reac-
tor and related projects, and ratify the Additional Pro-
tocol to its IAEA safeguards agreement; 
Whereas Iran, in violation of multiple United Nations Secu-
rity Council resolutions, has continued to enrich uranium, 
continued work on its heavy-water reactor and related 
projects, and has not ratified the Additional Protocol to 
its IAEA safeguards agreement; 
Whereas multiple rounds of tough sanctions have been effec-
tive in bringing Iran to the negotiating table and the 
threat of increased sanctions has the ability to compel 
Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions; and 
Whereas the P5+1 interim agreement will not prevent Iran 
from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) it is the policy of the United States to pre-
vent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capa-
bility; and 
(2) the House of Representatives calls on the 
United States Senate to take immediate action on 
the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 to increase 
sanctions against Iran. 
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