HR 1208 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009

Introduced Feb 26, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL

Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Progress

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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
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-MN	Michele Bachmann	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-IN	Mike Pence	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-UT	Rob Bishop	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-IN	Steve Buyer	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-TX	Ted Poe	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-GA	Tom Price	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	Feb 26, 2009
R-NC	Howard Coble		Mar 6, 2009
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz		Mar 6, 2009
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Mar 6, 2009
R-MN	John Kline		Mar 6, 2009
R-NY	John M. McHugh		Mar 6, 2009
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Mar 6, 2009
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Mar 6, 2009
R-OK	Mary Fallin		Mar 6, 2009
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Mar 6, 2009
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Mar 6, 2009
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan		Mar 6, 2009
R-OK	Tom Cole		Mar 6, 2009
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Mar 19, 2009
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Mar 19, 2009
R-CA	George Radanovich		Mar 19, 2009
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite		Mar 19, 2009
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon		Mar 19, 2009
R-TX	John R. Carter		Mar 19, 2009
R-TX	Kay Granger		Mar 19, 2009
R-IN	Mark E. Souder		Mar 19, 2009
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle		Mar 19, 2009
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Mar 19, 2009
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Mar 19, 2009
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam		Mar 26, 2009
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Mar 26, 2009
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		Mar 26, 2009
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Mar 26, 2009
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett		Mar 26, 2009
R-PA	Jim Gerlach		Mar 26, 2009
R-CA	Mary Bono		Mar 26, 2009
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Mar 26, 2009
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Mar 26, 2009
R-TX	Pete Olson		Mar 26, 2009
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer		Mar 26, 2009
R-FL	C. W. Bill Young		Mar 31, 2009
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg		Mar 31, 2009
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Mar 31, 2009
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Apr 2, 2009
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Apr 2, 2009
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren		Apr 2, 2009
R-AL	Jo Bonner		Apr 2, 2009
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Apr 2, 2009
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Apr 2, 2009
R-KS	Todd Tiahrt		Apr 2, 2009
R-FL	Cliff Stearns		Apr 29, 2009
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Apr 29, 2009
R-TN	David P. Roe		Apr 29, 2009
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Apr 29, 2009
R-IL	Mark Kirk		Apr 29, 2009
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Apr 29, 2009
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Apr 29, 2009
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Apr 29, 2009
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Apr 29, 2009
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette		Apr 29, 2009
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Apr 29, 2009
R-TN	Zach Wamp		Apr 29, 2009
R-NV	Dean Heller		May 14, 2009
R-AK	Don Young		May 14, 2009
R-MN	Erik Paulsen		May 14, 2009
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		May 14, 2009
R-LA	John Fleming		May 14, 2009
R-NJ	Leonard Lance		May 14, 2009
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart		May 14, 2009
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		May 14, 2009
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		May 14, 2009
R-NJ	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen		May 14, 2009
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		May 14, 2009
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jun 25, 2009
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Jun 25, 2009
R-KY	Harold Rogers		Jun 25, 2009
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.		Jun 25, 2009
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Jun 25, 2009
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Jun 25, 2009
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Jul 20, 2009
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Jul 20, 2009
R-CA	John Campbell		Jul 20, 2009
R-IL	John Shimkus		Jul 20, 2009
R-CA	Darrell Issa		Jul 30, 2009
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Jul 30, 2009
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf		Jul 31, 2009
D-NC	Heath Shuler		Sep 25, 2009
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Oct 7, 2009
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Oct 7, 2009
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Oct 7, 2009
R-NY	Christopher J. Lee		Mar 2, 2010
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts		Mar 2, 2010

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

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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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 26, 2009Introduced in House

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