Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Iran must cease enriching uranium to 20 percent purity and abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Iran's decision to enrich uranium to 20% purity (a point from which it is quicker to develop weapons-grade uranium) is escalatory and that Iran should immediately reverse this decision and abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 214 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 214

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Iran must 
cease enriching uranium to 20 percent purity and abandon its pursuit of 
                           a nuclear weapon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2021

 Mrs. Luria (for herself, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Manning, Miss Rice of New 
     York, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Meijer) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Iran must 
cease enriching uranium to 20 percent purity and abandon its pursuit of 
                           a nuclear weapon.

Whereas it is in the vital interest of the United States and its allies to 
        prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons;
Whereas Iran remains a leading state sponsor of terrorism, continues to develop 
        and test missile technology in defiance of United Nations Security 
        Council resolutions, threatens United States forces and interests, 
        continues to imprison American citizens, threatens regional allies and 
        partners, and utilizes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force 
        (IRGC-QF) and proxy militias like Hezbollah to destabilize the Middle 
        East;
Whereas Iran's malign activities and continued defiance of the Non-Proliferation 
        Treaty threaten regional and global security;
Whereas, on January 4, 2021, Iran announced it will further enrich uranium to 20 
        percent purity, which will significantly reduce the time needed to 
        acquire the weapons-grade uranium for a bomb to as little as 3 months;
Whereas civilian nuclear energy plants require material enriched to no more than 
        3 to 4 percent, and any civilian needs above that can be satisfied by 
        purchasing material abroad at substantially reduced costs; and
Whereas this action is escalatory and should be taken as a serious message that 
        the Iranian Government is not interested in joining the community of 
        nations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the Government of Iran's decision to enrich uranium to 
        20 percent purity is escalatory and intended to decrease 
        breakout time to produce a nuclear weapon; and
            (2) the Government of Iran should immediately reverse its 
        decision to enrich uranium to 20 percent and abandon its 
        pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
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