Condemning the Government of Iran for its gross human rights violations.

Iran's efforts to achieve nuclear arms capability and human rights violations; ISIS; Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects; anti-Semitism in Europe; Turkish government's posture toward its Jewish community and Israel; regional political and security issues in the Middle East and the Gulf; potential legislative responses to trade BDS; support for confirmation of Rabbi David Saperstein as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom; support for extension of USCIRF authorization; support for congressional letter to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging the UN to work with Member States to stem the surge of anti-Semitism; support for the U.S. Israel-Strategic Partnership Act, S.462 and H.R.938; support for congressional letter to Secretary Kerry urging investigation of potential misuse of U.S. funding for UNRWA following the finding of rockets in UNRWA schools in Gaza; support for congressional letter to Secretary Kerry expressing concern over Irans lack of cooperation with the IAEA; support for H.Res.754 which calls on the Government of Iran to abide by all of its international and domestic obligations with respect to human rights and civil liberties, including freedoms of assembly, speech and press, and urges imposition of sanctions on Iranian government officials and others; support for H.Res.147 addressing the imprisonment of Saeed Abedini; support for H.Res.109 urging release of the seven Bahai leaders; support for congressional letter to Treasury Undersecretary David Cohen expressing concern about the significant funds flowing from Qatar and Turkey directly to Hamas; support for congressional letter to Treasury Sec. Lew expressing growing concern and calling for monitoring regarding the permissive terrorist financing environment in Qatar; support for Senate ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.