Eleanor Holmes Norton

The Islamic Republic jails, tortures and kills people for what they say and believe, and arms others to do the same abroad. Votes for sanctions and pressure on it, against any deal that keeps it alive, and against pulling American forces out of the fight count on liberty's side. Weight: 3.

• Against

  Voted Nay: Ogles amendment to H.R. 4665: no funds to take the IRGC off the terrorist list

  Amendment to the 2024 State Department spending bill that bars any money from being used to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. It locks in the terrorist designation of the regime's main armed force.

  28 September 2023 · the official record

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Free people stand with people who are paying to be free: sanctions on those who kill protesters, an open internet when the regime cuts it, protection for persecuted minorities such as the Baha'is, and Congress on record on the people's side. Weight: 2.

• With

  Cosponsored: Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran

  Commends the Iranian protesters of 2026, condemns the regime's use of military force against them, demands the release of political prisoners, and urges open internet access. It puts members on record with the Iranian people during the uprising.

  13 January 2026 · the official record

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Iran's future is for Iranians to choose in a free vote, under a law that takes no side on religion. Backing that transition counts on liberty's side, and so does meeting or backing Prince Reza Pahlavi, who proposes exactly that. Deciding for Iranians in advance counts against: signing the resolutions that back the MEK's plan, ties to the MEK (an exile group that fought beside Saddam Hussein against Iran), or saying Iranians have already rejected a choice they were never allowed to vote on. Weight here: 1.5 of 2, by the share of chances taken.

• Tie

  Cosponsored: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desires for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran

  Condemns the regime's terrorism and repression and cites support for the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi of the MEK-linked National Council of Resistance of Iran. It says Iranian protesters 'rejected monarchical dictatorship' as well as the ruling theocracy. The text backs the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, who leads the political arm of the MEK, and says Iranians have rejected the monarchy. That decides for Iranians, in advance and in one exile group's favour, what they may choose once the regime is gone. So signing it counts against letting Iranians choose, as a tie to the MEK.

  26 February 2025 · the official record

• Tie

  Cosponsored: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran

  Condemns the regime's terrorism and killing of protesters, cites support for the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, leader of the MEK-linked National Council of Resistance of Iran, and says Iranians are 'rejecting monarchic dictatorship and religious tyranny'. The text backs the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, who leads the political arm of the MEK, and says Iranians have rejected the monarchy. That decides for Iranians, in advance and in one exile group's favour, what they may choose once the regime is gone. So signing it counts against letting Iranians choose, as a tie to the MEK.

  7 February 2023 · the official record

• Tie

  Cosponsored: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran

  Condemns the regime's terrorism and human rights abuses, cites support for the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, leader of the MEK-linked National Council of Resistance of Iran, and says Iranians 'rejected monarchic dictatorship'. The text backs the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, who leads the political arm of the MEK, and says Iranians have rejected the monarchy. That decides for Iranians, in advance and in one exile group's favour, what they may choose once the regime is gone. So signing it counts against letting Iranians choose, as a tie to the MEK.

  11 February 2021 · the official record

• Not signed

  Did not sign 1 other MEK-backed resolution put before them while in office. Not signing is not a deed, so it counts for neither side; it makes the ties weigh less.

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