IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 147 
Calling for the release of United States citizen Saeed Abedini and condemning 
the Government of Iran for its persecution of religious minorities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2013 
Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 
ADERHOLT, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. GAR-
RETT, Mr. JONES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. WESTMORE-
LAND, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. HOLT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 
BENISHEK, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. LATTA, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. BURGESS, 
Mr. KING of New York, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. OLSON, Mrs. LUMMIS, 
Mr. MULLIN, Mr. LONG, and Mr. WOLF) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling for the release of United States citizen Saeed Abedini 
and condemning the Government of Iran for its persecu-
tion of religious minorities. 
Whereas Saeed Abedini has been sentenced to 8 years in pris-
on in Iran after being tried for his religious beliefs and 
convicted for undermining the Government of Iran; 
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Whereas Iran is a member of the United Nations and a sig-
natory of the United Nations Universal Declaration of 
Human Rights; 
Whereas Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights states that ‘‘Everyone has the right to freedom of 
thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes free-
dom to change his religion or belief, and freedom either 
alone or in community with others and in public or pri-
vate, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, prac-
tice, worship and observance’’; 
Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights lists 
Iran as one of the countries that remains a chronic and 
systematic violator of religious freedom; and 
Whereas in October 2012, the United Nations Special 
Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran has stated that a 
wide range of human rights violations, including illegal 
limits on freedom of expression, failures of legal due 
process, attacks on freedom of religion, and the wrongful 
imprisonment of children: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Government of Iran for its 
persecution of religious minorities, including Saeed 
Abedini; 
(2) calls on the Government of Iran to release 
Saeed Abedini to the United States; and 
(3) calls on the United States Government to 
work aggressively for the quick release of Saeed 
Abedini by designating additional Iranian officials, 
as appropriate, for human rights abuses pursuant to 
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section 105 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010. 
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