HR 6230 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Tehran Incitement to Violence Act

Introduced Nov 20, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Keith Self R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 9, 2026 Received in the Senate and 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 20, 2025
  2. Passed HouseJun 8, 2026
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tehran Incitement to Violence Act

This bill requires the Department of State to periodically determine if individuals and entities specified by the bill are subject to existing sanctions, such as those with the purpose of preventing terrorist activity, human rights abuses, and corruption, as well as sanctions aimed specifically at activity in Iran.

The State Department must submit such determinations not later than 90 days after enactment of this bill and every 180 days thereafter for a period not to exceed six years. 

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAEugene Simon VindmanDec 2, 2025
R-NYMichael LawlerDec 3, 2025
R-IDRuss FulcherMar 3, 2026

Actions 14

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  2. Jun 8, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules.
  3. Jun 8, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3954-3957)
  4. Jun 8, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6230.
  5. Jun 8, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2026Referred in Senate
  2. Jun 8, 2026Engrossed in House
  3. Nov 20, 2025Introduced in House

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