Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Iran Freedom Support Act to maintain specified U.S. sanctions with respect to Iran until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Iran has verifiably dismantled its weapons of mass destruction programs and ceased its support for international terrorism.
Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to: (1) include transshipment among sanctionable activities; and (2) exclude from the United States an alien who is a senior government official of a foreign government or a corporate principal or significant shareholder of a foreign person involved in proliferation activities relating to Iran.
Expands: (1) the scope of sanctionable "persons" to include any business organization and any foreign subsidiary or affiliate; and (2) the definition of "petroleum resources" to include petroleum byproducts, oil or liquefied natural gas or liquefied natural gas tankers, and products used to construct or maintain pipelines used to transport oil or compressed or liquefied natural gas.
Prohibits, with a discretionary waiver, U.S. importation of Iranian products other than information materials.
Subjects an entity to penalties for violations of certain sanctions committed by a subsidiary established by such entity outside of the United States that would be subject to prohibitions if committed inside the United States or by a U.S. person.
Authorizes the President to impose sanctions on principal executive officers of sanctioned persons.
Amends the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act to include within the scope of such Act persons involved in the transshipment of certain goods, services, or technology.
Prohibits service module payments to the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.
Sets forth provisions regarding divestment from Iran's energy sector.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a foreign tax credit to a taxpayer engaged in business activity with Iran that is prohibited by U.S. law; and (2) set forth income tax provisions respecting a foreign corporation engaged in business activity with Iran that is prohibited by U.S. law.
Establishes the Compensation for Former United States Hostages in Iran Fund. Identifies claims to be paid.
Establishes restrictions on nuclear cooperation with a country that is assisting the nuclear program of, or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to, Iran.
Cosponsors 122
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2009 to Mar 2, 2010; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-GA | John Linder | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 23, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Apr 22, 2009 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Mar 5, 2009 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Apr 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Mar 5, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
- Feb 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Financial Services
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Science and Technology
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H7690 | Thaddeus G. McCotter R-MI | Jun 26, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1093 | Elton Gallegly R-CA | May 7, 2009 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-31 | IRAN: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY129 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 22, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To strengthen existing legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by the Government of Iran, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Business ethics
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government liability
- Government trust funds
- Immigration status and procedures
- Income tax credits
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Iran
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Middle East
- North Korea
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear weapons
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Syria
- Taxation of foreign income
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2009Introduced in House
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.
