,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#i1 #bjac,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,rubio7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,calling on the government
 of ,iran to fulfill their promises of  
assistance in this case of ,robert      
,levinson1 one of the longest held      
,united ,states civilians in our        
,nation's history4  ,whereas ,united    
,states citizen ,robert ,levinson is a  
retired agent of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation 7,,fbi71 a resident of  
,coral ,springs1 ,florida1 the husband  
of ,christine ,levinson1 and father of  
their #g children2 ,whereas ,robert     
,levinson traveled from ,dubai to ,kish 
,island1 ,iran1 on ,march #h1 #bjjg2    
,whereas1 after traveling to ,kish      
,island and checking into the ,hotel    
,maryam1 ,robert ,levinson disappeared  
on ,march #i1 #bjjg2 ,whereas1 in       

,december #bjjg1 ,robert ,levinson's    
wife1 ,christine1 traveled to ,kish     
,island to retrace ,mr4 ,levinson's     
steps and met with officials of the     
,government of ,iran who pledged to help
 in the investigation2 ,whereas1 for    
more than #f years1 the ,united ,states 
,government has continually pressed the 
,government of ,iran to provide any     
information on the whereabouts of       
,robert ,levinson and to help ensure his
 prompt and safe return to his family2  
,whereas officials of the ,government of
 ,iran promised their continued         
assistance to the relatives of ,robert  
,levinson during the visit of the family
 to the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran in  
,december #bjjg2 ,whereas1 in ,november 
#bjaj1 the ,levinson family received a  
video of ,mr4 ,levinson in captivity1   
representing the first proof of life    
since his disappearance and providing   
some initial indications that he was    
being held somewhere in southwest ,asia2
 ,whereas1 in ,april #bjaa1 the         

,levinson family received a series of   
pictures of ,mr4 ,levinson1 which       
provided further indications that he was
 being held somewhere in southwest      
,asia2 ,whereas ,secretary ,john ,kerry 
stated on ,august #bh1 #bjac1 ,the      
,united ,states respectfully asks the   
,government of the ,islamic ,republic of
 ,iran to work cooperatively with us in 
our efforts to help ,u4,s4 citizen      
,robert ,levinson42 ,whereas1 on        
,september #bh1 #bjac1 during the first 
direct phone conversation between the   
leaders of the ,united ,states and ,iran
 since #aigi1 ,president ,barack ,obama 
raised the case of ,robert ,levinson to 
,president of ,iran ,hassan ,rouhani and
 urged the ,president of ,iran to help  
locate ,mr4 ,levinson and reunite him   
with his family2 ,whereas ,november #bf1
 #bjac1 marked the #b1deeth day since   
,mr4 ,levinson's disappearance1 making  
him one of the longest held ,united     
,states civilians in our ,nation's      
history2 and ,whereas the ,,fbi has     

announced a #a1jjj1jjj reward for       
information leading to ,mr4 ,levinson's 
safe return3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes that
 ,robert ,levinson is one of the longest
 held ,united ,states civilians in our  
,nation's history2  7#b7 notes recent   
pledges by newly appointed officials of 
the ,government of ,iran to provide     
their ,government's assistance in the   
case of ,robert ,levinson2  7#c7 urges  
the ,government of ,iran1 as a          
humanitarian gesture1 to intensify its  
cooperation on the case of ,robert      
,levinson and to immediately share the  
results of its investigation into the   
disappearance of ,robert ,levinson with 
the ,united ,states ,government2  7#d7  
urges the ,president and the allies of  
the ,united ,states to continue to raise
 with officials of the ,government of   
,iran the case of ,robert ,levinson at  
every opportunity1 notwithstanding other
 serious disagreements the ,united      
,states ,government has had with the    

,government of ,iran on a broad array of
 issues1 including human rights1 the    
nuclear program of ,iran1 the ,middle   
,east peace process1 regional stability1
 and international terrorism2 and  7#e7 
expresses sympathy to the family of     
,robert ,levinson for their anguish and 
expresses hope that their ordeal can be 
brought to an end in the near future4