; Whereas, to date, 229 Members of the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress have signed on as cosponsors of H. Res. 100, Expressing support for the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government. ; Whereas the large presence of young people, especially female students, in the recent protests have angered authorities, and in a speech broadcasted on Iran’s state TV on October 3, 2022, the Supreme Leader promised to punish youths who were involved; Whereas, over the past four decades, the Iranian regime has falsely attributed acid attacks on women, the litany of murders of writers and intellectuals, and the murder of Christian priests to foreign elements and the democratic opposition to the regime; Whereas women from all walks of life and social inclinations have played a prominent role in the nationwide uprising; Whereas the rallying cry of protesting women inside and outside Iran is With or without hijab, onward to revolution. , which rejects compulsory hijab and respects women’s freedom to choose their own attire; Whereas the people of Iran, both men and women, are against compulsory religion, compulsory hijab, and compulsory government; Whereas the efforts by regime authorities to minimize these poisonings are reflected in the remarks by the Minister of Education of Iran on February 15, 2023, in which he said, Most of the poisoning of students in Qom is caused by rumors that have scared the people and students, and some of them had pre-existing diseases ; Whereas, according to a March 6, 2023, report by the judicial news agency, Mizan, the head of Iran’s judiciary, instead of arresting the perpetrators of the crime, they threatened those who exposed this crime and stated, The local Justice Departments in all provinces were ordered to set up a branch in the provincial capital to summon the people who spread lies in the case of poisonings