H.R. 1422 Passed the House International Affairs

Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Introduced February 18, 2025 Cosponsors 295 (124 D, 170 R, 1 I) Latest action March 17, 2026

Summary

Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
This bill imposes sanctions on certain foreign persons (individuals and entities) that are involved in Iran's petroleum sector as well as certain associated persons. The bill also requires or authorizes actions to facilitate the enforcement of sanctions on Iran.
Specifically, the bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that, after the bill's enactment, knowingly engages in any transaction related to the processing, export, or sale of oil, condensates, gas, liquefied natural gas, or other petrochemical products in whole or in part from Iran. The President must also impose sanctions on certain foreign persons associated with a sanctioned individual or entity. For example, the President must sanction the subsidiaries and corporate officers of a sanctioned business.
The bill provides certain exceptions to these sanctions, including specifying that sanctions do not apply to the importation of goods or to conducting or facilitating transactions for humanitarian assistance.
The Department of State must establish an interagency working group that shall seek to establish a multilateral contact group to coordinate international efforts to enforce sanctions on Iran.
The bill expands the State Department rewards program to authorize a reward payment to any individual who furnishes information leading to the identification of a person (1) subject to sanctions under this bill, or (2) that has attempted or is attempting to evade sanctions under this bill.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 17, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  2. Mar 16, 2026 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  3. Mar 16, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Mar 16, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2500-2501)
  5. Mar 16, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1422.
  6. Mar 16, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2500-2503)
  7. Mar 16, 2026 Mrs. Kim moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Jan 12, 2026 Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Lawler.
  9. Apr 9, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Apr 9, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Feb 18, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  12. Feb 18, 2025 Introduced in House

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