International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act
Latest action · Oct 16, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-96.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2007
- Passed SenateJun 26, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 2, 2007
- To the PresidentOct 4, 2007
- Became lawOct 16, 2007Public Law 110-96
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to increase: (1) the civil penalty for violations of such Act from $50,000 to the greater of $250,000 or twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation; and (2) the criminal penalty from $50,000 to up to $1 million.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Markup May 16, 2007Reported as an original measure Jun 13, 2007 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Discharged Jun 29, 2007Referred Jul 10, 2007Markup Sep 26, 2007 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2007Signed by President.
- Oct 16, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-96.
- Oct 4, 2007Presented to President.
- Oct 2, 2007Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 2, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11085-11087)
- Oct 2, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1612.
- Oct 2, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11085)
- Oct 2, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 2, 2007Cleared for White House.
- Sep 26, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 26, 2007Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.
- Jul 10, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Jun 29, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 29, 2007Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
- Jun 27, 2007Senate requests return of papers with respect to S. 1612 by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 26, 2007Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8520)
- Jun 26, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8520)
- Jun 26, 2007Received in the House.
- Jun 26, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 26, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Jun 13, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jun 13, 2007Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-82.
- Jun 13, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.
- May 16, 2007Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ordered to be reported an original measure.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11085–H11087Text printed H11085 | Brad Sherman D-CA, Donald A. Manzullo R-IL | Oct 2, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8638 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jun 27, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8520Text printed S8520Amendments S8473, S8520 | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (amendment), Ken Salazar D-CO | Jun 26, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 13, 2007S. 1612, International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on<br /> May 16, 2007</p>
- Jun 13, 2007S. 1612, International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on May 16, 2007
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-933 | COMBATING GENOCIDE IN DARFUR: THE ROLE OF DIVESTMENT AND OTHER POLICY TOOLS102 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Oct 3, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-122 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MARKUP173 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Sep 26, 2007 |
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45618 | The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use | Report | Sep 1, 2025 |
| R46814 | The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 Archived | Report | Jun 7, 2021 |
| RL34254 | Executive Order 13438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq Archived | Report | Jan 24, 2014 |
| RL32842 | Gun Control Legislation Archived | Report | Nov 14, 2012 |
| RL34163 | The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 15, 2008 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1947 | To modify the effective date provision. | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT | Amendment SA 1947 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill to amend the penalty provisions in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 10, 2007Referred in House
- Jun 26, 2007Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 13, 2007Placed on Calendar Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
