Condemning in the strongest terms Iran's commitment to hold an international Holocaust denial conference on December 11-12, 2006.

Bill: 109-hres-1091
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2006-12-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Antisemitism
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Conferences
Energy
Foreign leaders
Genocide
Iran
Israel
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Middle East and North Africa
Nuclear energy
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear weapons
Religion
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: 
Condemns Iran's commitment to hold an international Holocaust denial conference in December 2006, and all anti-Semitic statements made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian leaders.
 
 Calls on: (1) the United Nations to officially and publicly repudiate all of Iran's anti-Semitic statements made at such conference and hold accountable U.N. member states that encourage or echo such statements; and (2) President George W. Bush to condemn President Ahmadinejad's stated intent to hold an international Holocaust denial conference.
 
Calls on the U.N. Security Council to strengthen its commitment to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear power.
 
 Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to prevent a nuclear Iran.
 
 Reaffirms the long-standing friendship of the United States and Israel.
 
 Vows to never forget the murder of millions in the Holocaust and affirms that such genocide should never happen again. 

action_date: 2006-12-08
text: 
Condemns in the strongest terms Iran's commitment to hold an international holocaust denial conference on December 11-12, 2006, and any and all anti-Semitic statements made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian leaders.
 
 Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to prevent a nuclear Iran.
 
 Calls on: (1) the United Nations to publicly repudiate all of Iran's anti-Semitic statements made at such conference and hold accountable U.N. member states that encourage or echo such statements; and (2) the U.N. Security Council to strengthen its commitment to act to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear power.
 
 Reaffirms the long-standing U.S. friendship with Israel.
 
 Vows to never forget the murder of millions in the Holocaust and affirms the House of Representatives' commitment to ensuring that such genocide never happens again. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 534). (text: CR 12/7/2006 H8866)
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 534).(text: CR 12/7/2006 H8866)
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9080)
action_date: 2006-12-06
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until Dec. 7.
action_date: 2006-12-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1091.
action_date: 2006-12-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 12/7/2006 H8866-8868)
action_date: 2006-12-06
text: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Introduced in House