,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #cgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,mc,clintock 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mrs4 ,miller1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4 ,allred1 and ,mr4 ,burgess7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,condemning ,iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the ,iranian people's desire for a democratic1 secular1 and non-nuclear republic of ,iran4 ,whereas1 on ,july #b1 #bjah1 the ,belgian ,federal ,prosecutor's ,office announced it had foiled a terrorist plot against the ,free ,iran #bjah - the ,alternative gathering held on ,june #cj1 #bjah1 in support of the ,iranian people's struggle for freedom2 ,whereas several prominent bipartisan former ,united ,states ,government officials1 several retired ,united ,states generals1 congressional staff1 and thousands of ,american citizens participated in that gathering2 ,whereas ,assadollah ,assadi1 a senior ,iranian diplomat based in the ,iranian embassy in ,vienna1 ,austria1 was arrested in ,germany in connection with the planned terror plot in ,paris2 ,whereas the ,iranian diplomat has been charged in ,belgium in connection with the ,paris terror plot and in ,germany with activity as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit murder2 ,whereas the ,free ,iran gathering had commenced to show support for the ,iranian opposition leader ,mrs4 ,maryam ,rajavi's #aj-point plan for the future of ,iran1 which calls for the universal right to vote1 free elections1 and a market economy1 and advocates gender1 religious1 and ethnic equality1 a foreign policy based on peaceful coexistence1 and a non-nuclear ,iran2 ,whereas1 on ,july #aj1 #bjah1 a senior ,department of ,state official said1 ,iran uses embassies as cover to plot terrorist attacks1 and that ,the most recent example is the plot that the ,belgians foiled1 and we had an ,iranian diplomat out of the ,austrian embassy as part of the plot to bomb a meeting of ,iranian opposition leaders in ,paris2 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjai1 the ,european ,union 7,,eu7 has included the ,internal ,security ,division of the ,iranian ,ministry of ,intelligence and ,security 7,,mois71 and two of its officials on the ,,eu terror list in connection with the ,paris bomb plot2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,government arrested two ,iranian nationals in ,august #bjah who had acted on behalf of the ,,mois to conduct covert surveillance in the ,united ,states against officials of the ,national ,council of ,resistance of ,iran for a target package1 which1 according to the ,department of ,justice ,federal complaint1 may include apprehension1 recruitment1 cyber exploitation1 or capture_/kill operations2 ,whereas according to the ,select ,iran-,sponsored ,operational ,activity in ,europe1 released by the ,department of ,state on ,july #e1 #bjah1 ,two ,iranian operatives were arrested on charges of terrorism by ,albanian authorities1 for a bomb plot against the ,march #bjah ,new ,year gathering of thousands of ,iranian opposition members in ,tirana2 ,whereas1 in ,december #bjah1 the ,government of ,albania expelled ,iran's ,ambassador1 ,gholamhossein ,mohammadnia1 and ,,mois station chief in ,albania1 ,mostafa ,roudaki1 for planning terrorist activities against ,iranian dissidents and members of the ,people's ,mojahedin ,organization of ,iran 7,,pmoi_/,,mek72 ,whereas the expulsion of the ,iranian ,ambassador by the ,government of ,albania is a positive and important step1 which sends the right message that no ,iranian embassies should be used for plotting terror and conducting spying activities against dissidents2 ,whereas ,iran's malign activities in the ,balkans1 specifically its presence and activities in ,albania1 pose a serious threat to ,united ,states national security interests2 ,whereas the ,department of ,state official has urged all nations to be vigilant about ,iran using embassies as diplomatic cover to plot terrorist attacks2 ,whereas senior ,iranian ,government1 military1 judicial1 and security officials have for decades ordered or committed egregious human rights violations and acts of terror2 ,whereas the ,iranian people have been deprived of their fundamental freedoms for which reason they rejected monarchic dictatorship and are opposing religious tyranny2 and ,whereas in the #aaeth ,congress1 the ,house of ,representatives passed ,h4,r4 #dgdd calling on the ,united ,states to condemn ,iranian human rights abuses against dissidents1 including the massacre in #aihh and the suppression of political demonstrations in #aiii1 #bjji1 and #bjag1 and pressure the ,government of ,iran to provide family members detailed information that they were denied about the final resting places of any missing victims of such abuses3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns past and present ,iranian state-sponsored terrorist attacks against ,united ,states citizens and officials1 as well as ,iranian dissidents1 including the ,iranian regime's terror plot against the ,free ,iran #bjah - the ,alternative gathering in ,paris2 7#b7 calls on relevant ,united ,states ,government agencies to work with ,european allies1 including those in the ,balkans1 where ,iran has expanded its presence1 to hold ,iran accountable for breaching diplomatic privileges1 and to call on nations to prevent the malign activities of the ,iranian regime's diplomatic missions1 with the goal of closing them down1 including the ,iranian embassy in ,albania2 7#c7 stands with the people of ,iran who are continuing to hold legitimate and peaceful protests against an oppressive and corrupt regime2 and 7#d7 recognizes the rights of the ,iranian people and their struggle to establish a democratic1 secular1 and non-nuclear republic of ,iran4