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Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
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Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act This bill directs the President to identify and impose sanctions against senior members of the government of Iran and other persons who are responsible for or complicit in committing serious human rights violations, or engaging in censorship, the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran, or public corruption. The President shall identify and impose U.S. entry and financial sanctions against persons who are responsible for or complicit in the politically-motivated intimidation, detention, or trial of: (1) U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens in Iran; or (2) Iranians, Iranian residents, or persons of Iranian origin outside of Iran. The President shall impose U.S. entry sanctions against specified family members of identified persons. The Department of State shall submit to Congress a strategy to prevent elements of the Iranian regime from engaging in hostage-taking or the prolonged arbitrary detention of U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens. The bill authorizes the consolidation of certain Iran-related reports.
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2018 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 3329 - Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017 S. 1595 - Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017 H.R.3342 - Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act H.R.3542 - Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act S.2497 - United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5141 - United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 H.R.5132 - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act H.R.2712 - Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017 H.R. 4744 - Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act H.R.4391 - Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 2 (Roll no. 161).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 2 (Roll no. 161).
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3688)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4744.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3464-3470; text: CR H3464-3466)
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-642, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Discharged from |
| April 18, 2018 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | House | Reported by | April 18, 2018 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | House | Markup by | March 15, 2018 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred to | January 9, 2018 |
| Judiciary Committee | House | Referred to | January 9, 2018 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | House | Referred to | January 9, 2018 |
| Financial Services Committee | House | Referred to | January 9, 2018 |
| January 9, 2018 |
| Republican |
| OH |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Brad R. Wenstrup | Republican | OH |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brian J. Mast | Republican | FL |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Republican | NY |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| David P. Joyce | Republican | OH |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Elise M. Stefanik | Republican | NY |
| Francis Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | FL |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| James B. Renacci | Republican | OH |
| Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic | MA |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Lois Frankel | Democratic | FL |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Mark Walker | Republican | NC |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic | CA |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Paul Cook | Republican | CA |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Peter J. Roskam | Republican | IL |
| Peter T. King | Republican | NY |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Richard Hudson | Republican | NC |
| Sam Johnson | Republican | TX |
| Steve Chabot | Republican | OH |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |