To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.
Latest action · Jul 14, 2016 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 HouseSep 11, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill prohibits the President, prior to January 21, 2017, from:
- limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; 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.
The sanctions are those 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.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the agreement signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by 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 implementing materials and agreements related to the JCPA.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 494 | On Passage | Passed247–186 | Sep 11, 2015 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 10, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Sep 10, 2015 |
Committees 6
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 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2015 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2015 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2015 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2015 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 10, 2015 | |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2016 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 15, 2015Received in the Senate.
- Sep 11, 2015Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 412. (consideration: CR H5947-5967)
- Sep 11, 2015Resolution provides for consideration of 3 measures: H. Res. 411; H.R.3460; and H.R. 3461.
- Sep 11, 2015DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 412, the House proceeded with 2 hours of debate on H.R. 3460.
- Sep 11, 2015The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5967)
- Sep 11, 2015POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage of H.R. 3460 and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Levin demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until after completion of the roll call vote on H.R. 3461.
- Sep 11, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5968-5969)
- Sep 11, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 247 - 186 (Roll no. 494). (text: CR H5947)
- Sep 11, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 10, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Sep 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2015Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
- Sep 9, 2015Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 412 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of 3 measures: H. Res. 411; H.R.3460; and H.R. 3461.
In the Congressional Record 4
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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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 16, 2015H.R. 3460, a bill to suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of IranAs passed by the House of Representatives on September 11, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 129, September 9, 2015, page H5866.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46796 | Congress and the Middle East, 2011-2020: Selected Case Studies Archived | Report | May 21, 2021 |
| R43333 | Iran Nuclear Agreement and U.S. Exit Archived | Report | Jul 20, 2018 |
| R44085 | Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief | Report | Sep 11, 2015 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 15, 2015Received in Senate
- Sep 11, 2015Engrossed in House
- Sep 9, 2015Introduced 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.
