Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 6, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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 1, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nonnuclear Iran Sanctions Act of 2017
This bill prescribes requirements for sanctions with respect to: (1) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and related entities; (2) Mahan Air; (3) Iran's support of terrorism; (4) Iran's human rights abuses; (5) certain Iranian individuals; (6) persons who conduct transactions with or on behalf of certain Iranian individuals; (7) financial institutions that engage in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved in human rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran; (8) Iran's ballistic missile program and persons and Iranian sectors that support such program; and (9) certain entities owned by the Aerospace Industries Organization, the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, or the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group.
The Department of the Treasury shall publish in the Federal Register an IRGC watch list.
The President shall designate within the State Department a Special Coordinator on Human Rights and Democracy in Iran.
The Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 is amended to cover ballistic missiles and related technology.
The bill requires Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America to increase programing services to Iran.
The bill prescribes prohibitions and limitations with respect to Iran's access to the U.S. financial system.
The bill modifies the requirements that the President must follow to rescind the designation of a country as a state sponsor of terrorism.
The bill expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) human rights in Iran, (2) state and local divestment from IRGC-related business activities, and (3) Iran's ballistic missile program.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2017 to Feb 16, 2017; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Feb 16, 2017 |
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 Feb 1, 2017 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2017 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 1, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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. 163, no. 17, February 1, 2017, page H878.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 227 | Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jan 24, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose nonnuclear sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Aviation and airports
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Congressional oversight
- Department of State
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Financial services and investments
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iran
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- News media and reporting
- Nuclear weapons
- Protest and dissent
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Securities
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Syria
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- United Nations
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced 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.
