US·Resolution·112th Congress
HRES 568
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Introduced 2012-03-01Last action 2012-05-17 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Committee House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Sponsor
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]R
Cosponsors (331)
ACKERMAN, GARY(D-NY)AKIN, W.(R-MO)ANDREWS, ROBERT(D-NJ)Adams, Sandy(R-FL)Alexander, Rodney(R-LA)Altmire, Jason(D-PA)Amodei, Mark E.(R-NV)Austria, Steve(R-OH)BACA, JOE(D-CA)BACHUS, SPENCER(R-AL)BARTLETT, ROSCOE(R-MD)BARTON, JOE(R-TX)BASS, CHARLES(R-NH)BERKLEY, SHELLEY(D-NV)BERMAN, HOWARD(D-CA)BIGGERT, JUDY(R-IL)BONO MACK, MARY(R-CA)BRADY, KEVIN(R-TX)BRADY, ROBERT(D-PA)BROWN, CORRINE(D-FL)BURTON, DAN(R-IN)Bachmann, Michele(R-MN)Barletta, Lou(R-PA)Barrow, John(D-GA)Bass, Karen(D-CA)Benishek, Dan(R-MI)Berg, Rick(R-ND)Bilirakis, Gus M.(R-FL)Bishop, Rob(R-UT)Bishop, Sanford D.(D-GA)Bishop, Timothy(D-NY)Black, Diane(R-TN)Bonner, Jo(R-AL)Boren, Dan(D-OK)Boustany, Charles(R-LA)Brooks, Mo(R-AL)Broun, Paul(R-GA)Buchanan, Vern(R-FL)Bucshon, Larry(R-IN)Buerkle, Ann(R-NY)Burgess, Michael(R-TX)CAMP, DAVE(R-MI)CHABOT, STEVE(R-OH)CLAY, WM.(D-MO)COBLE, HOWARD(R-NC)COOPER, JAMES(D-TN)COSTELLO, JERRY(D-IL)CRENSHAW, ANDER(R-FL)CROWLEY, JOSEPH(D-NY)CULBERSON, JOHN(R-TX)CUMMINGS, ELIJAH(D-MD)Calvert, Ken(R-CA)Campbell, John(R-CA)Canseco, Francisco(R-TX)Capito, Shelley Moore(R-WV)Cardoza, Dennis(D-CA)Carnahan, Russ(D-MO)Carney, John(D-DE)Carter, John R.(R-TX)Cassidy, Bill(R-LA)Castor, Kathy(D-FL)Chaffetz, Jason(R-UT)Chandler, Ben(D-KY)Chu, Judy(D-CA)Cicilline, David(D-RI)Clarke, Hansen(D-MI)Coffman, Mike(R-CO)Cole, Tom(R-OK)Conaway, K.(R-TX)Connolly, Gerald E.(D-VA)Costa, Jim(D-CA)Courtney, Joe(D-CT)Cravaack, Chip(R-MN)Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"(R-AR)Critz, Mark(D-PA)Cuellar, Henry(D-TX)DAVIS, SUSAN(D-CA)DINGELL, JOHN(D-MI)DOYLE, MIKE(D-PA)Davis, Danny K.(D-IL)DeGette, Diana(D-CO)DeLauro, Rosa L.(D-CT)Denham, Jeff(R-CA)Dent, Charles(R-PA)Deutch, Theodore(D-FL)Diaz-Balart, Mario(R-FL)Dold, Robert(R-IL)Donnelly, Joe(D-IN)Duffy, Sean(R-WI)EMERSON, JO(R-MO)ENGEL, ELIOT(D-NY)Ellmers, Renee(R-NC)FATTAH, CHAKA(D-PA)FILNER, BOB(D-CA)FLAKE, JEFF(R-AZ)FRANK, BARNEY(D-MA)FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY(R-NJ)Farenthold, Blake(R-TX)Fincher, Stephen(R-TN)Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"(R-TN)Fleming, John(R-LA)Flores, Bill(R-TX)Forbes, J.(R-VA)Foxx, Virginia(R-NC)Franks, Trent(R-AZ)Fudge, Marcia(D-OH)GALLEGLY, ELTON(R-CA)GONZALEZ, CHARLES(D-TX)GOODLATTE, ROBERT(R-VA)GRANGER, KAY(R-TX)GREEN, GENE(D-TX)GUTIERREZ, LUIS(D-IL)Gardner, Cory(R-CO)Garrett, Scott(R-NJ)Gerlach, Jim(R-PA)Gibbs, Bob(R-OH)Gibson, Christopher(R-NY)Gosar, Paul A.(R-AZ)Gowdy, Trey(R-SC)Graves, Sam(R-MO)Graves, Tom(R-GA)Green, Al(D-TX)Griffin, Tim(R-AR)Griffith, H. Morgan(R-VA)Grimm, Michael(R-NY)Guinta, Frank(R-NH)HALL, RALPH(R-TX)HASTINGS, ALCEE(D-FL)HASTINGS, DOC(R-WA)HERGER, WALLY(R-CA)HOLDEN, TIM(D-PA)HOLT, RUSH(D-NJ)Hahn, Janice(D-CA)Hanabusa, Colleen(D-HI)Harper, Gregg(R-MS)Harris, Andy(R-MD)Hartzler, Vicky(R-MO)Hayworth, Nan(R-NY)Heck, Joseph(R-NV)Heinrich, Martin(D-NM)Hensarling, Jeb(R-TX)Herrera Beutler, Jaime(R-WA)Higgins, Brian(D-NY)Himes, James A.(D-CT)Hirono, Mazie K.(D-HI)Hochul, Kathleen(D-NY)Hoyer, Steny H.(D-MD)Huizenga, Bill(R-MI)Hultgren, Randy(R-IL)Hunter, Duncan(R-CA)Hurt, Robert(R-VA)ISRAEL, STEVE(D-NY)JACKSON LEE, SHEILA(D-TX)JACKSON, JESSE(D-IL)Jenkins, Lynn(R-KS)Johnson, Bill(R-OH)Jordan, Jim(R-OH)KILDEE, DALE(D-MI)KIND, RON(D-WI)KING, PETER(R-NY)KINGSTON, JACK(R-GA)Kaptur, Marcy(D-OH)Keating, William R.(D-MA)Kelly, Mike(R-PA)King, Steve(R-IA)Kinzinger, Adam(R-IL)Kissell, Larry(D-NC)Kline, John(R-MN)LANGEVIN, JAMES(D-RI)LATHAM, TOM(R-IA)LATOURETTE, STEVEN(R-OH)LEVIN, SANDER(D-MI)LEWIS, JERRY(R-CA)LEWIS, JOHN(D-GA)LOBIONDO, FRANK(R-NJ)LOWEY, NITA(D-NY)LUNGREN, DANIEL(R-CA)Lamborn, Doug(R-CO)Lance, Leonard(R-NJ)Landry, Jeffrey(R-LA)Lankford, James(R-OK)Larsen, Rick(D-WA)Larson, John B.(D-CT)Latta, Robert E.(R-OH)Lipinski, Daniel(D-IL)Long, Billy(R-MO)Lucas, Frank D.(R-OK)Luetkemeyer, Blaine(R-MO)Luján, Ben Ray(D-NM)Lummis, Cynthia M.(R-WY)MALONEY, CAROLYN(D-NY)MATHESON, JIM(D-UT)MCCARTHY, CAROLYN(D-NY)MCINTYRE, MIKE(D-NC)MCKEON, HOWARD(R-CA)MICA, JOHN(R-FL)MILLER, GARY(R-CA)Mack, Connie(R-FL)Marchant, Kenny(R-TX)Marino, Tom(R-PA)Markey, Edward J.(D-MA)Matsui, Doris O.(D-CA)McCaul, Michael T.(R-TX)McClintock, Tom(R-CA)McCotter, Thaddeus(R-MI)McHenry, Patrick(R-NC)McKinley, David(R-WV)McMorris Rodgers, Cathy(R-WA)McNerney, Jerry(D-CA)Meehan, Patrick(R-PA)Meeks, Gregory W.(D-NY)Michaud, Michael(D-ME)Miller, Candice(R-MI)Miller, Jeff(R-FL)Murphy, Christopher(D-CT)Murphy, Tim(R-PA)NAPOLITANO, GRACE(D-CA)Nadler, Jerrold(D-NY)Neugebauer, Randy(R-TX)Noem, Kristi(R-SD)Nugent, Richard(R-FL)Nunes, Devin(R-CA)Nunnelee, Alan(R-MS)Olson, Pete(R-TX)Owens, William(D-NY)PASCRELL, WILLIAM(D-NJ)PETRI, TOM(R-WI)PITTS, JOSEPH(R-PA)PLATTS, TODD(R-PA)Palazzo, Steven(R-MS)Pallone, Frank(D-NJ)Paulsen, Erik(R-MN)Pearce, Stevan(R-NM)Perlmutter, Ed(D-CO)Peters, Gary C.(D-MI)Poe, Ted(R-TX)Polis, Jared(D-CO)Pompeo, Mike(R-KS)Posey, Bill(R-FL)Price, Tom(R-GA)Quayle, Benjamin(R-AZ)Quigley, Mike(D-IL)RAHALL, NICK(D-WV)RANGEL, CHARLES(D-NY)REHBERG, DENNY(R-MT)REYES, SILVESTRE(D-TX)ROHRABACHER, DANA(R-CA)ROTHMAN, STEVEN(D-NJ)ROYCE, ED(R-CA)RUSH, BOBBY(D-IL)RYAN, PAUL(R-WI)RYAN, TIM(D-OH)Reed, Tom(R-NY)Reichert, David(R-WA)Renacci, James(R-OH)Ribble, Reid(R-WI)Richardson, Laura(D-CA)Richmond, Cedric(D-LA)Rigell, E.(R-VA)Rivera, David(R-FL)Roby, Martha(R-AL)Roe, David(R-TN)Rogers, Mike(R-MI)Rogers, Mike D.(R-AL)Rokita, Todd(R-IN)Rooney, Thomas(R-FL)Roskam, Peter(R-IL)Ross, Dennis(R-FL)Runyan, Jon(R-NJ)Ruppersberger, C. A.(D-MD)SANCHEZ, LORETTA(D-CA)SENSENBRENNER, F.(R-WI)SHIMKUS, JOHN(R-IL)SLAUGHTER, LOUISE(D-NY)SMITH, LAMAR(R-TX)STEARNS, CLIFF(R-FL)Sarbanes, John(D-MD)Scalise, Steve(R-LA)Schiff, Adam B.(D-CA)Schilling, Robert(R-IL)Schmidt, Jean(R-OH)Schock, Aaron(R-IL)Schrader, Kurt(D-OR)Schwartz, Allyson(D-PA)Schweikert, David(R-AZ)Scott, Austin(R-GA)Scott, Tim(R-SC)Sessions, Pete(R-TX)Sewell, Terri A.(D-AL)Sherman, Brad(D-CA)Shuler, Heath(D-NC)Shuster, Bill(R-PA)Sires, Albio(D-NJ)Smith, Adam(D-WA)Smith, Adrian(R-NE)Smith, Christopher H.(R-NJ)Southerland, Steve(R-FL)Stivers, Steve(R-OH)Sullivan, John(R-OK)Sutton, Betty(D-OH)Sánchez, Linda T.(D-CA)TERRY, LEE(R-NE)THORNBERRY, WILLIAM(R-TX)TIBERI, PATRICK(R-OH)TIERNEY, JOHN(D-MA)TOWNS, EDOLPHUS(D-NY)Thompson, Glenn(R-PA)Tipton, Scott(R-CO)Turner, Michael R.(R-OH)Turner, Robert(R-NY)UPTON, FRED(R-MI)Van Hollen, Chris(D-MD)Velázquez, Nydia M.(D-NY)WALDEN, GREG(R-OR)WAXMAN, HENRY(D-CA)WHITFIELD, EDWARD(R-KY)WOLF, FRANK(R-VA)Walberg, Tim(R-MI)Walsh, Joe(R-IL)Wasserman Schultz, Debbie(D-FL)Webster, Daniel(R-FL)West, Allen(R-FL)Westmoreland, Lynn(R-GA)Wilson, Frederica S.(D-FL)Womack, Steve(R-AR)Woodall, Rob(R-GA)YOUNG, DON(R-AK)Yarmuth, John(D-KY)Yoder, Kevin(R-KS)Young, C. W.(R-FL)Young, Todd(R-IN)
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Died in committee
The 112th Congress ended on 2013-01-03. This bill was introduced when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
Legislative Progress
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Introduced
2
In Committee
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Action History
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2012-03-01 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2012-03-01 · Library of Congress
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.
2012-05-15 · House floor actions
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 568.
2012-05-15 · House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2687-2693)
2012-05-15 · House floor actions
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
2012-05-15 · House floor actions
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-05-17 · House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 11, 9 Present (Roll no. 261). (text: CR 5/15/2012 H2687-2688)
2012-05-17 · House floor actions
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): 401 - 11, 9 Present (Roll no. 261).(text: CR 5/15/2012 H2687-2688)
2012-05-17 · Library of Congress
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2846)
2012-05-17 · House floor actions
Summary
Warns that time is limited to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Urges continued and increasing economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran to secure an agreement that includes: (1) Iran's suspension of all uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, (2) complete cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on all outstanding questions related to Iran's nuclear activities, and (3) a permanent agreement that verifiably assures that Iran's nuclear program is entirely peaceful.Supports the universal rights and democratic aspirations of the Iranian people.
Affirms that it is a vital U.S. national interest to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Supports U.S. policy to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Rejects any policy that would rely on efforts to contain a nuclear weapons-capable Iran.
Urges the President to reaffirm the unacceptability of an Iran with nuclear-weapons capability and the opposition to any policy that would rely on containment as an option in response to the Iranian nuclear threat.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/hres/568