{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/press-release/house-approves-ros-lehtinen-resolution-condemning-irans-persecution-bahai%E2%80%99s-human", "House Approves Ros-Lehtinen Resolution Condemning Iran's Persecution of Bahais, Human Rights Violations", "2018-12-12", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "R000435", "ros-lehtinen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "House Approves Ros-Lehtinen Resolution Condemning Iran's Persecution of Bahia's, Human Rights Violations\n(Washington, DC)  Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, made the following statement after H. Res. 274 passed the House of Representatives. Authored by Ros-Lehtinen and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, H. Res. 274 condemns Iran's persecution of its Baha'i minority and its ongoing human rights violations.\nStatement by Ros-Lehtinen:\nIran's Baha'i community is a frequent target of the regime's human rights abuses, subjecting adherents to arbitrary arrest and harassment, denying employment, refusing to recognize marriages, and destroying cemeteries and holy places. By passing Ted's and my resolution, Congress is sending a strong message of support to those suffering in Iran and making it clear that those responsible for this persecution will be held accountable. I urge the administration to continue using all tools at its disposal, including sanction authorities with human rights provisions, to bring an end to these abuses.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/press-release/house-approves-ros-lehtinen-resolution-condemning-irans-persecution-bahai%E2%80%99s-human"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.542205922305584, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}