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House resolution · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

H.Res. 259Introduced Mar 27, 2019Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 20, 2019 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

76 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 37 Democrats

37 of 76 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Colin Allred (D-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Josh Harder (D-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), David Joyce (R-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 46 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-1 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.