Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act of 2013
Latest action · May 21, 2013 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-42.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 8, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act of 2013 - Amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to direct the President to prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that is a person described in this Act.
Describes such person as a person that on or after May 9, 2013, knowingly: (1) conducted or facilitated a significant transaction involving the currency of a country other than the country in which the person is operating with, for, or on behalf of the Central Bank of Iran or another Iranian financial institution designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the imposition of sanctions, or a person that is involved in the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors of Iran; or (2) transferred funds for, or held funds on behalf of, a person described in the previous paragraph in relation to a transaction without regard to the currency of such funds.
Authorizes the President to impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to any other person.
Authorizes the President to waive the provisions of this Act with respect to a person for up to 180 days (and authorizes renewal of such waiver for additional periods of up to 180 days) for reasons of U.S. national security. Requires congressional notification at least seven days prior to a waiver or waiver renewal.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2013 to Jul 25, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | May 8, 2013 |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | May 8, 2013 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | May 8, 2013 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 8, 2013 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | May 9, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | May 9, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | May 9, 2013 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 14, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | May 14, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 14, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | May 15, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 16, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | May 20, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2013Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-42.
- May 8, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 8, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
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- May 8, 2013Introduced in Senate
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