; Whereas, on November 23, 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that Iran was responsible for the arbitrary detention of Robert Levinson; Whereas Nizar Zakka, a United States legal permanent resident alien and Lebanese national, who is also in a weakened physical state, was unlawfully detained on or about September 18, 2015, after presenting at a conference in Iran at Iran’s invitation, and was later falsely charged with being a spy and sentenced to 10 years at the Evin prison; Whereas, on April 13, 2017, the Department of the Treasury sanctioned the Tehran Prisons Organization and its former head, Sohrab Soleimani, and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer noted The sanctions against human rights abusers in Iran’s prisons come at a time when Iran continues to unjustly detain in its prisons various foreigners, including U.S. citizens Siamak Namazi and Baquer Namazi ; Whereas, on April 25, 2017, at the meeting of the Joint Commission overseeing implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the Department of State reported that the United States delegation had raised with the Iranian delegation its serious concerns regarding the cases of U.S. citizens detained and missing in Iran, and called on Iran to immediately release these U.S. citizens so they can be reunited with their families ; Whereas, on July 21, 2017, the White House released a statement stating that President Donald J. Trump and his Administration are redoubling efforts to bring home all Americans unjustly detained abroad, and are prepared to impose new and serious consequences on Iran unless all unjustly imprisoned American citizens are released and returned. ; Whereas, on December 3, 2018, the families of Robert Levinson, Baquer and Siamak Namazi, and Nizar Zakka joined with the families of other foreign nationals held in Iran in sending an open letter to the international community calling for the release of their family members