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US HR176
Resolution
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Claudia Tenney
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AI Summary
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Urges the European Union to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Common Position 931, the EU's framework for combating terrorism
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Encourages the Trump administration to make IRGC designation a diplomatic priority in engagements with the European Union
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Cites the IRGC's existing designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States (2019) and Canada (2024), while noting the EU has only sanctioned individual IRGC members rather than the organization as a whole
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References IRGC support for terrorist proxy groups including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis, as well as provision of kamikaze drones to Russia for use against Ukraine
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Notes the European Parliament voted 598-9 in January 2023 in favor of designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization, though the EU Council has not yet acted
Legislative Description
Encouraging the EU to DESIGNATE Resolution Encouraging the European Union to Determine that the European Union Should Sanction the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Now As a Terrorist Entity Resolution
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2/27/2025