Bill > S1829

This bill, the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2024, aims to impose sanctions on foreign persons who engage in activities related to the import and transportation of petroleum and petroleum products from Iran. The key provisions include: - Defining key terms like "foreign person," "foreign port," and "vessel" related to the sanctions. - Stating the policy of the United States to deny Iran the ability to engage in destabilizing activities, support terrorism, and develop weapons of mass destruction by limiting Iran's petroleum exports. - Requiring the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly permit Iranian vessels to dock at their ports, conduct sea-to-sea transfers of Iranian petroleum, or operate refineries processing Iranian petroleum. - Authorizing the President to prohibit sanctioned vessels from landing at U.S. ports, block the property of sanctioned persons, and deny them visas and entry to the United States. - Requiring a report from the Energy Information Administration on Iran's petroleum exports, including revenue, volumes, and destinations. - Modifying and extending provisions related to sanctions on the use of civilians as human shields. - Authorizing sanctions on foreign persons engaging in significant cyber-enabled activities or threats against current/former U.S. officials. - Providing resources and requiring modernization efforts to support sanctions implementation by the State Department.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1829/all-info