119th Congress
S.Res. 81
A resolution calling on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015).
- Introduced
- In committee
- Agreed to
- Sponsor
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- Introduced
- Feb 13, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (19)
Original cosponsors (13)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- James C. Justice (R-WV)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
Added later (6)
- James Lankford (R-OK) · Feb 19, 2025
- Susan M. Collins (R-ME) · Feb 24, 2025
- Ted Budd (R-NC) · Feb 25, 2025
- Steve Daines (R-MT) · Mar 3, 2025
- James E. Risch (R-ID) · Mar 31, 2025
- Rick Scott (R-FL) · May 8, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
The resolution urges the E3 (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) to invoke the snapback of United Nations (UN) sanctions against Iran under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 before the option expires on October 18, 2025.
This resolution also (1) recognizes that Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon would threaten U.S. and global security, (2) condemns Iran's repeated violations of certain international commitments related to nuclear weapons, and (3) reaffirms that the United States maintains the right to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S982) - Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate