Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 16, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
This bill requires Senate approval of certain actions with respect to Iran's nuclear program.
Specifically, the bill deems any agreement reached between the President and Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program to be a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Further, the bill prohibits the President from (1) limiting the application of certain sanctions, or (2) refraining to apply such sanctions pursuant to an agreement unless the agreement is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate as a treaty.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 16, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-AL | Katie Boyd Britt | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42853 | Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2030 | Iran Nuclear Treaty Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 10, 2021 |
| HR 3095 | Address Iran’s Malign Posture Act | Related bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to declare that any agreement reached by the President relating to the nuclear program of Iran is deemed a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 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.
