111th Congress - S. Res. 322:

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on religious minorities in Iraq

This bill recognizes a concern for the plight of vulnerable religious and ethnic minorities of Iraq and is particularly concerned for the Chaldeans, Syriacs, Assyrians, and other Christians, Sabean Mandeans, Yazidis, Baha'is, Jews, and Muslim ethnic minorities, the Shabak and Turkomen, and other religious and ethnic minorities of Iraq. To address this concern, this bill calls for the Government of Iraq to take affirmative measures to reverse the legal, political, and economic marginalization of religious minorities in Iraq.

More specifically, this bill calls for

(1)    the United States and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq to urge the Government of Iraq to enhance security at places of worship in Iraq, particularly where religious minorities are known to be at risk;

(2)    the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan regional government to work towards a peaceful and timely resolution of disputes over territories; and

(3)    the Government of Iraq to work with minority communities and their representatives to develop measures to implement article 125 of the Iraq Constitution, which guarantees `the administrative, political, cultural, and educational rights of the various nationalities.