Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act
Latest action · Feb 23, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 23, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to impose visa entry and financial sanctions on a person determined to be complicit in human rights abuses committed against Iranian citizens or their family members on or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran.
Requires that: (1) the list of such persons required by this Act be made available to the public and posted on the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State websites; and (2) the President consider data obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor Iran's human rights abuses in preparing such list.
Authorizes the President to: (1) not apply such sanctions in order to permit U.S. compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations and other international agreements; and (2) waive such sanctions if in the U.S. national interest.
Terminates sanctions upon presidential certification to Congress that the government of Iran has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence and abuse of Iranian citizens engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings and abuse of peaceful political activists in Iran and prosecuted those responsible.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 23, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 23, 2010 |
Committees 1
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 | Referred Feb 23, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Feb 23, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S703-704)
- Feb 23, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S703 | John McCain R-AZ | Feb 23, 2010 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4647 | Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act | Related bill | Apr 26, 2010 |
| HR 4649 | Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act | Related bill | Apr 26, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to impose sanctions on persons who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Iran or their family members after the June 12, 2009, elections in Iran, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- Iran
- Middle East
- Protest and dissent
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Trade restrictions
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2010Introduced in Senate
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