H. Res. 148 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 29, 2016. 
Whereas United States citizen Robert Levinson is a retired 
agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a 
resident of Coral Springs, Florida, the husband of Chris-
tine Levinson, and father of their seven children; 
Whereas Robert Levinson traveled from Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates, to Kish Island, Iran, on March 8, 2007; 
Whereas after traveling to Kish Island and checking into the 
Hotel Maryam, Robert Levinson disappeared on March 9, 
2007; 
Whereas, in December 2007, Robert Levinson’s wife, Chris-
tine, traveled to Kish Island to retrace Mr. Levinson’s 
steps and met with officials of the Government of Iran 
who pledged to help in the investigation; 
Whereas, for more than 8 years, the United States Govern-
ment has continually pressed the Government of Iran to 
provide any information on the whereabouts of Robert 
Levinson and to help ensure his prompt and safe return 
to his family; 
Whereas officials of the Government of Iran promised their 
continued assistance to the relatives of Robert Levinson 
during the visit of the family to the Islamic Republic of 
Iran in December 2007;
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Whereas, in November 2010, the Levinson family received a 
video of Mr. Levinson in captivity, representing the first 
proof of life since his disappearance and providing some 
initial indications that he was being held somewhere in 
southwest Asia; 
Whereas, in April 2011, the Levinson family received a series 
of pictures of Mr. Levinson, which provided further indi-
cations that he was being held somewhere in southwest 
Asia; 
Whereas Secretary John Kerry stated on August 28, 2013, 
‘‘The United States respectfully asks the Government of 
the Islamic Republic of Iran to work cooperatively with 
us in our efforts to help U.S. citizen Robert Levinson.’’; 
Whereas, on September 28, 2013, during the first direct 
phone conversation between the heads of the Government 
of the United States and Iran since 1979, President 
Barack Obama raised the case of Robert Levinson to 
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and urged the Presi-
dent of Iran to help locate Mr. Levinson and reunite him 
with his family; 
Whereas, on August 29, 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry 
again stated that the United States ‘‘respectfully request 
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran work co-
operatively with us to find Mr. Levinson and bring him 
home.’’; 
Whereas on July 14, 2015, the Governments of the United 
States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and 
Germany concluded 20 months of negotiations with Iran 
over its nuclear program; 
Whereas, on January 16, 2016, the Government of Iran re-
leased five United States citizens detained in Iran, Jason
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Rezaian of California, Saeed Abedini of Idaho, Amir 
Mirzaei Hekmati of Michigan, Matthew Trevithick of 
Massachusetts, and Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari; 
Whereas, on January 17, 2016, President Obama stated 
‘‘even as we rejoice in the safe return of others, we will 
never forget about Bob’’, referring to Robert Levinson, 
and that ‘‘each and every day but especially today our 
hearts are with the Levinson family and we will never 
rest until their family is whole again.’’; 
Whereas, on January 19, 2016, White House Press Secretary 
Josh Earnest stated that the United States Government 
had ‘‘secured a commitment from the Iranians to use the 
channel that has now been opened to secure the release 
of those individuals that we know were being held by Iran 
* * * to try and gather information about Mr. Levinson’s 
possible whereabouts’’; 
Whereas, on November 26, 2013, Robert Levinson became 
the longest held United States hostage in our Nation’s 
history; and 
Whereas the FBI has announced a $5 million reward for in-
formation leading to Mr. Levinson’s safe return: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that Robert Levinson is the longest 
held United States hostage in our Nation’s history; 
(2) notes the repeated pledges by and renewed com-
mitment of officials of the Government of Iran to pro-
vide their Government’s assistance in the case of Robert 
Levinson;
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(3) urges the Government of Iran, as a humani-
tarian gesture, to act on its promises to assist in the 
case of Robert Levinson and to immediately provide to 
the United States Government all available information 
from all entities of the Government of Iran regarding the 
disappearance of Robert Levinson; 
(4) urges the President and the allies of the United 
States to continue to raise with officials of the Govern-
ment of Iran the case of Robert Levinson at every op-
portunity, notwithstanding ongoing and serious disagree-
ments the United States Government has with the Gov-
ernment of Iran on a broad array of issues, including 
Iran’s ballistic missile program, sponsorship of inter-
national terrorism, and human rights abuses; and 
(5) expresses sympathy to the family of Robert 
Levinson for their anguish and expresses hope that their 
ordeal can be brought to an end in the near future. 
Attest: 
Clerk.