SHIP Act
Latest action · Nov 7, 2023 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
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.
- IntroducedMay 31, 2023
- Passed HouseNov 3, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act or the SHIP Act
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against foreign persons that knowingly transport, process, refine, or otherwise deal in petroleum and petroleum products (including petrochemicals) originating in Iran.
These sanctions also extend to certain foreign persons associated with the sanctioned individual, such as adult family members and any entities owned by the sanctioned individual. (The sanctions do not apply to such adult family members if the President determines they have disassociated themselves from the sanctioned individual and have not assisted in concealing assets.)
The sanctions do not apply to the importation of goods.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 598 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed342–69 | Nov 3, 2023 |
Cosponsors 241
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 31, 2023 to Nov 3, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | May 31, 2023 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jun 7, 2023 |
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 May 31, 2023Markup Oct 19, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 31, 2023 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 7, 2023Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
- Nov 6, 2023Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Nov 3, 2023Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5393-5394; text: 11/1/2023 CR H5193-5195)
- Nov 3, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 342 - 69 (Roll no. 598).
- Nov 3, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 6
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 H2375 | Michael Lawler R-NY | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1074 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Nov 8, 2023 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5404 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5363 | Jeff Merkley D-OR | Nov 6, 2023 |
| House | Recorded votes H5393enact | — | Nov 3, 2023 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5193–H5197Text printed H5193–H5195 | Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL, Brian J. Mast R-FL, J. French Hill R-AR, Michael Lawler R-NY | Nov 1, 2023 |
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. 169, no. 93, May 31, 2023, page H2709.
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. 118-53 | MARKUP OF VARIOUS MEASURES267 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 19, 2023 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47321 | Iran: Background and U.S. Policy | Report | May 22, 2025 |
| R47962 | The Global Oil Tanker Market: An Overview as It Relates to Sanctions | Report | Mar 18, 2024 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 815 | Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Apr 24, 2024 |
| S 1829 | Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2024 | Related bill | May 7, 2024 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose additional sanctions with respect to the importation or facilitation of the importation of petroleum products from Iran, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act
- SHIP Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- SHIP Act
- Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- SHIP Act
- Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Foreign property
- Industrial facilities
- International Affairs
- Iran
- Middle East
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Oil and gas
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- Visas and passports
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 7, 2023Placed on Calendar Senate
- Nov 3, 2023Engrossed in House
- May 31, 2023Introduced 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.
