IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2015
Latest action · Sep 27, 2016 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedOct 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2015
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on:
- whether Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) meets the requirements for designation as a terrorist entity,
- whether an entity whose board of directors is controlled by members of the IRGC or by representatives of entities controlled by members of the IRGC is considered to be an entity controlled by the government of Iran, and
- factors used to determine control and a controlling interest.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2016 to Sep 26, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Sep 26, 2016 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 6, 2015 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2016 | |
| Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2016Markup Sep 27, 2016Reported Sep 27, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 27, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Feb 12, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Feb 12, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
- Oct 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 146, October 6, 2015, page H6836.
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. 114-226 | IRGC TERRORIST SANCTIONS ACT OF 201516 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Sep 27, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a report on whether Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist entity, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 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.
