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Has met him, backed him in public, or asked the White House to work with him. A member who says Iranians have rejected the monarchy is marked against.

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Votes for sanctions and pressure, against any deal that keeps the regime alive, and against pulling American forces out of the fight.

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  Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 93) key vote, counts double

  Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  15 September 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 89)

  Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  23 July 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 86) key vote, counts double

  Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  3 June 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 75)

  Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  14 May 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 40)

  Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  16 April 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism (H.Res. 1099)

  Declares it US policy that Iran remains the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, citing its backing for Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis and the American deaths it is responsible for. It puts the House on record against the regime in the first days of the 2026 war.

  5 March 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 38) key vote, counts double

  Directs the President to end the use of US forces in hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  5 March 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Condemning Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel (H.Res. 1143)

  Condemns the April 2024 Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel and backs Israel's right to defend itself. It stands against the regime's direct attack on a US ally.

  18 April 2024 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act (H.R. 6046)

  Requires the Houthis, the Iran-backed force in Yemen, to be listed as a foreign terrorist organization and sanctioned. It puts maximum pressure on one of the regime's main proxy forces.

  17 April 2024 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act (H.R. 4691)

  Lets Congress review and block any move by a president to lift or waive sanctions on Iran. It makes it harder for any administration to give the regime sanctions relief.

  17 April 2024 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Rescinding Iran sanctions waivers (H.R. 5947)

  Cancels the waivers that let Iran reach about 6 billion dollars held abroad and bars new waivers of that kind. It undoes sanctions relief given to the regime.

  17 April 2024 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: No U.S. Financing for Iran Act (H.R. 5921)

  Bars the Treasury from licensing US financial dealings tied to trade with Iran, apart from humanitarian goods, and tells US representatives to oppose IMF help for Iran. It cuts the regime off from US finance and international bailouts.

  15 April 2024 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act (H.R. 5961) key vote, counts double

  Freezes the roughly 6 billion dollars of Iranian money that was moved to Qatar under the 2023 prisoner deal by sanctioning any bank that helps Iran use it. It keeps money out of the regime's hands and reverses a sanctions-relief deal.

  30 November 2023 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: A nuclear Islamic Republic is not acceptable (H.Res. 559)

  Declares it US policy that a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable, that all necessary means should be used to stop it, and that allies including Israel are free to act to prevent it. It commits the United States to stopping the regime's nuclear program by any means.

  1 November 2023 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Ogles amendment to H.R. 4665: no funds to take the IRGC off the terrorist list

  Amendment to the 2024 State Department spending bill that bars any money from being used to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. It locks in the terrorist designation of the regime's main armed force.

  28 September 2023 · the official record

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Backs the people in the streets: sanctions on those who kill them, an open internet when the regime cuts it, and Congress on record on their side.

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  Cosponsored: Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran

  Commends the Iranian protesters of 2026, condemns the regime's use of military force against them, demands the release of political prisoners, and urges open internet access. It puts members on record with the Iranian people during the uprising.

  13 January 2026 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: MAHSA Act (H.R. 589) key vote, counts double

  Requires the President to decide whether to sanction the Supreme Leader, the President of Iran and their offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism. It punishes the regime's top leaders for what they do to the Iranian people.

  12 September 2023 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Condemning the persecution of Iran's Baha'i minority (H.Res. 492)

  Condemns the Iranian government's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i religious minority and calls for sanctions on the officials responsible. It stands with Iranians persecuted by the regime for their beliefs.

  12 September 2023 · the official record

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  Voted Yea: Commending the bravery of the Iranian protesters (H.Con.Res. 7) key vote, counts double

  Commends the women and men of Iran protesting in more than 133 cities after the death of Mahsa Amini and condemns the regime's violent crackdown. It puts Congress on the side of the Iranian people against the regime.

  25 January 2023 · the official record

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The MEK is an exile group led by Maryam Rajavi that fought beside Saddam Hussein against Iran. Signing one of its resolutions in Congress, or speaking at its events, is a tie.

No signature on the six MEK-backed resolutions (four in the House, two in the Senate), and no tie in the sources we have read. Nothing is taken off the grade.

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