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Maximum Pressure Act

USA119th CongressHR-2570| House 
| Updated: 4/1/2025
Zachary Nunn

Zachary Nunn

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (55)
Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Mike Collins (Republican)Michael Baumgartner (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Nathaniel Moran (Republican)Rudy Yakym (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Morgan Luttrell (Republican)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Nicholas A. Langworthy (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Mark B. Messmer (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Troy Downing (Republican)Tony Gonzales (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Max L. Miller (Republican)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Juan Ciscomani (Republican)Marlin A. Stutzman (Republican)Kevin Hern (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Nick LaLota (Republican)Erin Houchin (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)Craig A. Goldman (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Rules Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Maximum Pressure Act," aims to significantly strengthen and expand United States sanctions against Iran, codifying a policy of maximum economic and diplomatic pressure. It explicitly attributes culpability to Iran for the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and mandates that any funds released to Iran be immediately frozen, advocating for stringent sanctions until Iran ceases its malign activities. The legislation codifies several existing Executive Orders, prohibits removing certain Iranian individuals or entities from the Specially Designated Nationals list, and mandates new sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and associated officials, as well as on foreign persons involved in international arms sales to Iran, including property blocking and visa ineligibility. A core provision eliminates the sunset clause for sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 and establishes 12 specific conditions for the termination of sanctions. These conditions, based on former Secretary of State Pompeo's demands, require Iran to fully account for its nuclear program, halt ballistic missile proliferation, release detained U.S. citizens, end support for terrorism, and cease destabilizing regional activities. The bill expands sectoral sanctions under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 to include key Iranian industries such as iron, steel, aluminum, copper, construction, manufacturing, mining, textile, petrochemical, automotive, and financial sectors . It also terminates existing waivers for nuclear activities and limits the President's authority to issue new waivers or licenses for Iran sanctions, with a general sunset on such authorities by February 1, 2028. Further provisions target Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs, mandating sanctions on persons and economic sectors that support these activities. It also strengthens measures against financial institutions that engage in significant transactions with persons involved in human rights abuses or those supporting Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or other terrorist organizations. Regarding the financing of terrorism, the bill prohibits International Monetary Fund allocations for Iran and requires a certification before Iran's designation as a primary money laundering concern can be removed. It also mandates special measures for domestic financial institutions dealing with foreign institutions that transact with Iran's Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). The legislation explicitly prohibits future waivers or licenses connected to the IRGC's designation under Executive Order 13224 and as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, linking any potential relief to Iran meeting the 12 specified conditions. It also codifies Executive Order 14175, formally designating Ansar Allah (the Houthis) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The bill requires numerous reports and determinations from various government agencies, including an annual report on Iran sanctions violations, a report on the estimated net worth of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and an "IRGC Watch List" of entities with IRGC ownership or influence. Other mandated reports cover Iran's nuclear breakout timeline, disinformation campaigns, support for Hamas, counterintelligence threats, and the impact of sanctions relief on terrorism funding. Finally, the bill increases rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of terrorists involved in the October 7, 2023, attacks against Israel. It also directs the repurposing of frozen Iranian funds, including those from South Korea, to the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund and establishes an "Iran Labor Strike and Civil Society Support Fund" and an "Iran Kleptocracy Initiative" to combat corruption and support civil society.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2718
Maximum Pressure Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6114
Maximum Pressure Act
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Rules, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2718
    Maximum Pressure Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6114
    Maximum Pressure Act


  • April 1, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • April 1, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Rules, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2012: Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2025

Maximum Pressure Act

USA119th CongressHR-2570| House 
| Updated: 4/1/2025
This bill, titled the "Maximum Pressure Act," aims to significantly strengthen and expand United States sanctions against Iran, codifying a policy of maximum economic and diplomatic pressure. It explicitly attributes culpability to Iran for the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and mandates that any funds released to Iran be immediately frozen, advocating for stringent sanctions until Iran ceases its malign activities. The legislation codifies several existing Executive Orders, prohibits removing certain Iranian individuals or entities from the Specially Designated Nationals list, and mandates new sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and associated officials, as well as on foreign persons involved in international arms sales to Iran, including property blocking and visa ineligibility. A core provision eliminates the sunset clause for sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 and establishes 12 specific conditions for the termination of sanctions. These conditions, based on former Secretary of State Pompeo's demands, require Iran to fully account for its nuclear program, halt ballistic missile proliferation, release detained U.S. citizens, end support for terrorism, and cease destabilizing regional activities. The bill expands sectoral sanctions under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 to include key Iranian industries such as iron, steel, aluminum, copper, construction, manufacturing, mining, textile, petrochemical, automotive, and financial sectors . It also terminates existing waivers for nuclear activities and limits the President's authority to issue new waivers or licenses for Iran sanctions, with a general sunset on such authorities by February 1, 2028. Further provisions target Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs, mandating sanctions on persons and economic sectors that support these activities. It also strengthens measures against financial institutions that engage in significant transactions with persons involved in human rights abuses or those supporting Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or other terrorist organizations. Regarding the financing of terrorism, the bill prohibits International Monetary Fund allocations for Iran and requires a certification before Iran's designation as a primary money laundering concern can be removed. It also mandates special measures for domestic financial institutions dealing with foreign institutions that transact with Iran's Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). The legislation explicitly prohibits future waivers or licenses connected to the IRGC's designation under Executive Order 13224 and as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, linking any potential relief to Iran meeting the 12 specified conditions. It also codifies Executive Order 14175, formally designating Ansar Allah (the Houthis) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The bill requires numerous reports and determinations from various government agencies, including an annual report on Iran sanctions violations, a report on the estimated net worth of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and an "IRGC Watch List" of entities with IRGC ownership or influence. Other mandated reports cover Iran's nuclear breakout timeline, disinformation campaigns, support for Hamas, counterintelligence threats, and the impact of sanctions relief on terrorism funding. Finally, the bill increases rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of terrorists involved in the October 7, 2023, attacks against Israel. It also directs the repurposing of frozen Iranian funds, including those from South Korea, to the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund and establishes an "Iran Labor Strike and Civil Society Support Fund" and an "Iran Kleptocracy Initiative" to combat corruption and support civil society.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2718
Maximum Pressure Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6114
Maximum Pressure Act
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Rules, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2718
    Maximum Pressure Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6114
    Maximum Pressure Act


  • April 1, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • April 1, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Rules, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Zachary Nunn

Zachary Nunn

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (55)
Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Mike Collins (Republican)Michael Baumgartner (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Nathaniel Moran (Republican)Rudy Yakym (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Morgan Luttrell (Republican)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Nicholas A. Langworthy (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Mark B. Messmer (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Troy Downing (Republican)Tony Gonzales (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Max L. Miller (Republican)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Juan Ciscomani (Republican)Marlin A. Stutzman (Republican)Kevin Hern (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Nick LaLota (Republican)Erin Houchin (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)Craig A. Goldman (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Rules Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2012: Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted