Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 18, 2025)
Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
This bill imposes sanctions on certain foreign persons (individuals and entities) that are involved in Iran's petroleum sector as well as certain associated persons. The bill also requires or authorizes actions to facilitate the enforcement of sanctions on Iran.
Specifically, the bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that, after the bill's enactment, knowingly engages in any transaction related to the processing, export, or sale of oil, condensates, gas, liquefied natural gas, or other petrochemical products in whole or in part from Iran. The President must also impose sanctions on certain foreign persons associated with a sanctioned individual or entity. For example, the President must sanction the subsidiaries and corporate officers of a sanctioned business.
The bill provides certain exceptions to these sanctions, including specifying that sanctions do not apply to the importation of goods or to conducting or facilitating transactions for humanitarian assistance.
The Department of State must establish an interagency working group that shall seek to establish a multilateral contact group to coordinate international efforts to enforce sanctions on Iran.
The bill expands the State Department rewards program to authorize a reward payment to any individual who furnishes information leading to the identification of a person (1) subject to sanctions under this bill, or (2) that has attempted or is attempting to evade sanctions under this bill.
What just happenedMar 17, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Referred in SenateMar 17, 2026
- Engrossed in HouseMar 16, 2026
- Introduced in HouseFeb 18, 2025
- Mar 17, 2026IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - Mar 16, 2026FloorH38800
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 16, 2026FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 16, 2026FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2500-2501)
- Mar 16, 2026Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2500-2501)
- Mar 16, 2026FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1422.
- Mar 16, 2026FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2500-2503)
- Mar 16, 2026FloorH30300
Mrs. Kim moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 12, 2026CalendarsH12440
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Lawler.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Apr 9, 2025Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Apr 9, 2025Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Foreign Affairs Committee - Feb 18, 2025IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 18, 2025IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Feb 18, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House