Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2023
Latest action · Nov 1, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedNov 1, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2023
This bill establishes an Iran Sanctions Enforcement Fund to pay expenses relating to seizures and forfeitures of Iranian property and provides statutory authority for the Export Enforcement Coordination Center, which is in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and investigates and prosecutes violations of U.S. export control laws.
Specifically, the Iran Sanctions Enforcement Fund may be used to pay (1) investigative costs incurred by a law enforcement agency of DHS or the Department of Justice; (2) expenses related to detention, security, or disposal of seized property; or (3) the costs of contracting associated with the seizure or forfeiture of Iranian property.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Nov 1, 2023 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | May 16, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 16, 2024 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 20, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Aug 1, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Sep 9, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Dec 3, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 1, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Nov 1, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47962 | The Global Oil Tanker Market: An Overview as It Relates to Sanctions | Report | Mar 18, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6201 | Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Nov 2, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish and authorize funding for an Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Fund to enforce United States sanctions with respect to Iran and its proxies and pay off the United States public debt and to codify the Export Enforcement Coordination Center.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2023Introduced 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.
