PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Congressional Research Service
Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Sep 22, 2012
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Reaffirms that the U.S. government and the governments of other responsible countries have a vital interest in working together to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Warns that time is limited to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Showing the opening paragraphs of the official summary.
Urges economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran until it implements: (1) suspension of uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities and is in compliance with U.N. Security Council resolutions, (2) cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concerning Iran's nuclear activities, and (3) a permanent agreement that verifiably assures that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful.
Supports: (1) the P5+1 process, (2) the universal rights and democratic aspirations of the people of Iran, and (3) U.S. policy to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Joins the President in ruling out any policy that would rely on containment as an option in response to the Iranian nuclear threat.
States that nothing in this resolution shall be construed as an authorization for the use of force or a declaration of war.
People & committees
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R–SC
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 1. Record Vote Number: 197. (text: CR 9/21/2012 S6602-6603)
Senate roll call 197 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 1. Record Vote Number: 197.(text: CR 9/21/2012 S6602-6603)
Senate roll call 197 · Individual votesMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6601-6603)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 418.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Introduced in Senate
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
Source last updated: Apr 7, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze S.J.Res.41 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine S.J.Res.41 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine S.J.Res.41 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine S.J.Res.41 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.