,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ab1 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,calling on   
the ,government of ,iran to fulfill     
repeated promises of assistance in the  
case of ,robert ,levinson1 the longest  
held ,united ,states civilian in our    
,nation's history4  ,whereas ,united    
,states citizen ,robert ,levinson is a  
retired agent of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation1 a resident of ,coral   
,springs1 ,florida1 the husband of      
,christine ,levinson1 father of their   
seven children1 and grandfather of their
 six grandchildren2 ,whereas ,robert    
,levinson traveled from ,dubai1 ,united 
,arab ,emirates1 to ,kish ,island1      
,iran1 on ,march #h1 #bjjg2 ,whereas    
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 #ab 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 of ,state    
,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  
heads of governments 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 ,whereas1 on ,august #bi1 #bjad1
 ,secretary of ,state ,kerry again      
stated that the ,united ,states         
respectfully requests the ,government of
 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran to work

 cooperatively with us to find ,mr4     
,levinson and bring him home2 ,whereas1 
on ,january #af1 #bjaf1 the ,government 
of ,iran released five ,united ,states  
citizens detained in ,iran2 ,whereas1 on
 ,january #ag1 #bjaf1 ,president ,obama 
stated that1 even as we rejoice in the  
safe return of others1 we will never    
forget about ,bob1 referring to ,robert 
,levinson1 and that each and every day  
but especially today our hearts are with
 the ,levinson family and we will never 
rest until their family is whole again2 
,whereas1 on ,january #ai1 #bjaf1 ,white
 ,house ,press ,secretary ,josh ,earnest
 stated that the ,united ,states        
,government had secured a commitment    
from the ,iranians to use the channel   
that has now been opened to secure the  
release of those individuals that we    
know were being held by ,iran ''' to try
 and gather information about ,mr4      
,levinson's possible whereabouts2       
,whereas the ,government of ,iran's most
 recent commitment to assist in and the 

diplomatic channel dedicated to locating
 and returning ,robert ,levinson have   
not yielded any meaningful results2     
,whereas1 on ,november #bc1 #bjaf1 the  
,united ,nations ,working ,group on     
,arbitrary ,detention 7,,unwgad7 issued 
,opinion ,no4 #ej_/bjaf1 concerning     
,robert ,levinson in which the ,,unwgad 
found ,iran responsible for the         
arbitrary detention of ,mr4 ,levinson2  
,whereas1 on ,april #be1 #bjag1 the     
,department of ,state issued a statement
 noting that on the sidelines of the    
,april #be meeting in ,vienna of the    
,joint ,commission overseeing           
implementation of the ,joint            
,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 the    
,u4,s4 delegation raised with the       
,iranian delegation its serious concerns
 regarding the cases of ,u4,s4 citizens 
detained and missing in ,iran1 and      
called on ,iran to immediately release  
these ,u4,s4 citizens so they can be    
reunited with their families2 ,whereas1 
on ,march #i1 #bjah1 ,department of     

,state ,spokesperson ,heather ,nauert   
stated1 ,iran committed to cooperating  
with the ,united ,states to assist us in
 bringing ,robert ,levinson home and we 
call on ,iran to fulfill this           
commitment42 ,whereas1 on ,november #bf1
 #bjac1 ,mr4 ,levinson became the       
longest held ,united ,states civilian in
 our ,nation's history2 ,whereas ,march 
#i1 #bjai1 marks #ab years since the    
disappearance of ,robert ,levinson from 
,kish ,island1 ,iran2 and ,whereas the  
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation      
continues to offer a #e1jjj1jjj reward  
for information leading to ,mr4         
,levinson's safe return3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes that ,robert ,levinson  
is the longest held ,united ,states     
civilian in our ,nation's history2  7#b7
 notes that repeated pledges by         
officials of the ,government of ,iran to
 provide their ,government's assistance 
in the case of ,robert ,levinson have   
not led to any meaningful progress in   

locating or returning ,robert ,levinson2
  7#c7 urges the ,government of ,iran to
 take meaningful steps towards          
fulfilling its repeated promises to     
assist in locating and returning ,robert
 ,levinson1 including by immediately    
providing all available information from
 all entities of the ,government of     
,iran regarding the disappearance of    
,robert ,levinson to the ,united ,states
 ,government2  7#d7 urges the ,president
 to make clear that the return of       
,robert ,levinson is a priority to the  
,united ,states and commit to redoubling
 ,united ,states ,government efforts to 
secure the release of ,robert ,levinson2
  7#e7 urges the ,president and the     
allies of the ,united ,states to        
continue to press the ,government of    
,iran at every opportunity to locate and
 return ,robert ,levinson1              
notwithstanding ongoing and serious     
disagreements the ,united ,states       
,government has with the ,government of 
,iran on a broad array of issues1       

including ,iran's ballistic missile     
program1 sponsorship of international   
terrorism1 destabilization of the       
,middle ,east1 and human rights abuses2 
7#f7 notes that in addition to these    
other serious issues1 further delay in  
locating and returning ,robert ,levinson
 remains a significant obstacle to      
improving ,united ,states-,iran         
relations2 and  7#g7 expresses sympathy 
to the family of ,robert ,levinson for  
their anguish and hope that their ordeal
 can be brought to an end in the near   
future4