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Introduced
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
In Committee
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill introduces comprehensive sanctions targeting Iran's energy sector and related international transactions. The Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 aims to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, stop its missile and drone programs, and counter its terrorism activities by imposing strict financial and travel restrictions on foreign persons and entities involved in Iranian oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and petrochemical product transactions. The bill establishes a policy of fully enforcing sanctions against anyone supporting Iran's energy sector, with the goal of denying Iran financial resources that could fund terrorism, weapons development, destabilizing efforts, and human rights abuses. Key provisions include blocking property transactions, making sanctioned individuals inadmissible to the United States, and establishing an Interagency Working Group on Iranian Sanctions to coordinate international enforcement efforts. The bill allows the President to issue time-limited waivers for national interest reasons and creates a mechanism for private sector reporting of sanctionable activities. The sanctions apply to direct and indirect participants in Iranian energy transactions, including corporate officers, subsidiaries, and even immediate family members of sanctioned individuals, with penalties for violations enforced through existing international economic powers legislation.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (51)
Dan Sullivan (R)*,
Angela Alsobrooks (D),
Jim Banks (R),
John Barrasso (R),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
John Boozman (R),
Katie Boyd Britt (R),
Ted Budd (R),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Shelley Moore Capito (R),
Bill Cassidy (R),
Susan Collins (R),
John Cornyn (R),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tom Cotton (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Mike Crapo (R),
Ted Cruz (R),
John Curtis (R),
Steve Daines (R),
John Fetterman (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Chuck Grassley (R),
Josh Hawley (R),
John Hoeven (R),
Jon Husted (R),
James Justice (R),
Tim Kaine (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
James Lankford (R),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Cynthia Lummis (R),
Roger Marshall (R),
Mitch McConnell (R),
David McCormick (R),
Ashley Moody (R),
Jerry Moran (R),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Jon Ossoff (D),
Pete Ricketts (R),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Mike Rounds (R),
Adam Schiff (D),
Rick Scott (R),
Tim Sheehy (R),
Mark Warner (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 02/12/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/556/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s556/BILLS-119s556is.pdf |
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