Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act
Latest action · Oct 5, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2015
- Passed HouseOct 1, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act
(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the President, until Iran has paid each judgment against it, from:
- limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying them; or
- removing a foreign person (including entities) listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.
These sanctions are the ones contained in:
- sections 4 through 7.9 of Annex II of the JCPA; and
- any other agreement related to Iran's nuclear program that includes the United States, commits the United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, regardless of the form it takes, whether a political commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether the agreement is legally binding or not.
A judgment is any final judgment entered by the courts of the United States or of the states that:
- relates to a claim brought against Iran or its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities and for which the court determined that none of them were immune under specified terrorism exceptions from the court's jurisdiction; and
- was entered between April 24, 1996, and the date of the enactment of this Act.
The JCPA is the agreement signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran, China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and all related implementing materials and agreements.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 533 | On Passage | Passed251–173 | Oct 1, 2015 |
Cosponsors 118
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2015 to Oct 1, 2015; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Sep 16, 2015 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 9, 2015 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2015 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Oct 1, 2015Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 449. (consideration: CR H6761-6768)
- Oct 1, 2015The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3457, consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1735 and for motions to suspend the rules.
- Oct 1, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3457.
- Oct 1, 2015The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6768)
In the Congressional Record 7
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 H8347 | Diane Black R-TN | Nov 18, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6752–H6761, H6761–H6768Text printed H6752, H6761Amendments H6759Recorded votes H6759, H6760, H6778consideration (H. Res. 449), previous questionenact | Brad R. Wenstrup R-OH, Bradley Byrne R-AL, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Daniel T. Kildee D-MI, Denny Heck D-WA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, George Holding R-NC, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Gregg Harper R-MS, J. French Hill R-AR, Jared Polis D-CO (amendment), Keith Ellison D-MN, Keith J. Rothfus R-PA, Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Mike Bishop R-MI, Mike Coffman R-CO, Patrick Meehan R-PA, Robert J. Dold R-IL, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, Ryan A. Costello R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX, Will Hurd R-TX | Oct 1, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6714 | Jeff Denham R-CA | Sep 30, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6314, H6700 | Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Erik Paulsen R-MN | Sep 29, 2015 |
| House | Declaratory Statements H6308 | — | Sep 28, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6143 | Patrick Meehan R-PA | Sep 18, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5950 | Patrick Meehan R-PA | Sep 11, 2015 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 129, September 9, 2015, page H5866.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | IRAN TERROR FINANCING AND THE TAX CODE119 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Nov 4, 2015 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS20871 | Iran Sanctions Archived | Report | Feb 2, 2022 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 709 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 449 the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 114-273 is considered as adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the lifting of sanctions on Iran until the Government of Iran pays the judgments against it for acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2015Referred in Senate
- Oct 1, 2015Engrossed in House
- Sep 9, 2015Introduced in House
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