IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 267 
Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of British marines and 
sailors held captive by Iran, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2007 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. TIM MUR-
PHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. CROWLEY, 
Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SIRES, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MACK, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 
Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. PATRICK 
J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. ENGLISH 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. CARNAHAN, 
Ms. BEAN, Mr. BARROW, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MELANCON, 
Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, 
Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. SESSIONS, 
Mr. PENCE, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART 
of Florida, Mr. PLATTS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. SHU-
STER, Mr. PORTER, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. CANNON, Mr. 
MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. 
GOODLATTE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. RENZI, Mr. YOUNG of Flor-
ida, Ms. GIFFORDS, and Mr. JORDAN of Ohio) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Brit-
ish marines and sailors held captive by Iran, and for 
other purposes. 
Whereas on March 23, 2007, the Iranian Revolutionary 
Guard Navy seized 15 British marines and sailors; 
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•HRES 267 IH 
Whereas the British Navy personnel were engaged in routine 
boarding operations of merchant shipping in Iraqi terri-
torial waters when they were accosted by Iranian vessels; 
Whereas Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons in defiance of the 
international community continues to threaten America’s 
national security and Middle East regional stability; 
Whereas the seizure of the British sailors came on the same 
day the United Nations Security Council introduced a 
new resolution to sanction the Government of Iran for its 
continued defiance of the International Atomic Energy 
Agency and its noncompliance with the Treaty on the 
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; and 
Whereas Great Britain remains one of the strongest allies of 
the United States and a partner in the war on terrorism: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Islamic Republic of Iran for 
the seizure of 15 British marines and sailors and de-
mands their unconditional release; and 
(2) calls on the United Nations Security Coun-
cil to condemn this seizure and explore new sanc-
tions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including 
the restriction of the supply of gasoline, to prevent 
further Iranian hostile action, deny Iran’s ability to 
militarize the Persian Gulf, and enforce Iran’s non-
proliferation commitments. 
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