,,iii  ,calendar ,no4 #gb #aadth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 ,,con4   
,,res4 #af  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of    
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1  
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 
,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4      
,peters1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,cruz1    
,mr4 ,isakson1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7    
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was ordered to be     
placed on the calendar  ,,concurrent    
,,resolution  ,stating the policy of the
 ,united ,states regarding the release  
of ,united ,states citizens in ,iran4   
#a4 ,statement of policy on release of  
,united ,states citizens in ,iran  7a7  
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,saeed ,abedini of ,idaho
 is a ,christian pastor unjustly        
detained in ,iran since #bjab and       
sentenced to eight years in prison on   
charges related to his religious        
beliefs4  7#b7 ,amir ,hekmati of        
,michigan is a former ,united ,states   

,marine unjustly detained in #bjaa while
 visiting his ,iranian relatives and    
sentenced to #aj years in prison for    
espionage4  7#c7 ,jason ,rezaian of     
,california is a ,washington ,post      
journalist credentialed by the          
,government of ,iran4 ,he was unjustly  
detained in #bjad and has been held     
without a trial4  7#d7 ,robert ,levinson
 of ,florida is a former ,federal       
,bureau of ,investigations 7,,fbi7      
official who disappeared in #bjjg in    
,iran4 ,he is the longest held ,united  
,states citizen in ,united ,states      
history4  7b7 ,statement of policy ,it  
is the policy of the ,united ,states    
that-- 7#a7 the ,government of the      
,islamic ,republic of ,iran should      
immediately release ,saeed ,abedini1    
,amir ,hekmati1 and ,jason ,rezaian1 and
 cooperate with the ,united ,states     
,government to locate and return ,robert
 ,levinson2 and  7#b7 the ,united       
,states ,government should undertake    
every effort using every diplomatic tool

 at its disposal to secure their        
immediate release4  ,may #g1            
#bjae,ordered to be placed on the       
calendar