• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Trade Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations related to Iran's government. The President shall impose sanctions on Iranian persons responsible for or complicit in politically-motivated harassment, abuse, extortion, or extended detention or trial of (1) U.S. citizens and permanent residents, (2) Iranian citizens and residents, or (3) persons of Iranian origin. The sanctions shall include denial and revocation of visas, blocking of property, and restrictions on financial transactions. The immediate family members of such sanctioned individuals shall be ineligible for admission into the United States, and current visas of such family members shall be revoked. The bill also directs the Department of State to report on a strategy to prevent the Iranian government from taking hostage of or arbitrarily detaining U.S. citizens.
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign propertyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranMiddle EastNews media and reportingProtest and dissentSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusVisas and passportsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
USA116th CongressHR-194| House
| Updated: 1/31/2019
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations related to Iran's government. The President shall impose sanctions on Iranian persons responsible for or complicit in politically-motivated harassment, abuse, extortion, or extended detention or trial of (1) U.S. citizens and permanent residents, (2) Iranian citizens and residents, or (3) persons of Iranian origin. The sanctions shall include denial and revocation of visas, blocking of property, and restrictions on financial transactions. The immediate family members of such sanctioned individuals shall be ineligible for admission into the United States, and current visas of such family members shall be revoked. The bill also directs the Department of State to report on a strategy to prevent the Iranian government from taking hostage of or arbitrarily detaining U.S. citizens.
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Trade Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
International Affairs
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign propertyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranMiddle EastNews media and reportingProtest and dissentSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusVisas and passportsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity