Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 24, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 808 | Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Feb 6, 2017 |
| S 3518 | Nonnuclear Iran Sanctions Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Dec 7, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
