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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1422 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1422
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in significant
transactions related or incidental to the processing, refining, export,
transfer or sale of oil, condensates, or other petroleum or
petrochemical products in whole or in part from the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to fully enforce sanctions against the Islamic Republic
of Iran, including with respect to Iran's petroleum and
petrochemical sectors;
(2) through such sanctions, to deny Iran financial
resources--
(A) to advance its nuclear weapons capabilities;
(B) to finance the development of weapons of mass
destruction;
(C) to support missile and drone proliferation;
(D) to fund and facilitate international terrorism;
(E) to engage in destabilizing efforts abroad,
including the targeting of United States citizens; and
(F) to repress the rights of Iranian citizens; and
(3) to strengthen coherence among members of the
international community with respect to enforcing sanctions
against malign activities of Iran.
SEC. 3. EXPANDING THE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM TO COVER PERSONS
VIOLATING OR EVADING UNITED STATES SANCTIONS AGAINST
IRAN.
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
``(16) the identification of each person described in
section 4(a) of the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 or
section 3 of the Stop Harboring Petroleum Act (22 U.S.C. 8572)
that has attempted or is attempting to evade sanctions imposed
under either such Act with proceeds generated by transactions
related to oil, condensates, or other petroleum or
petrochemical products from the Islamic Republic of Iran.''.
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS ENGAGED IN
TRANSACTIONS RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO OIL, CONDENSATES,
PETROLEUM OR PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS FROM IRAN.
(a) In General.--On and after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the President may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b)
with respect to any foreign person that the President determines--
(1) has knowingly engaged in any significant transaction
related or incidental to the processing, refining, export,
transfer or sale of oil, condensates, or other petroleum or
petrochemical product in whole or in part from Iran;
(2) is a subsidiary of a foreign person described in
paragraph (1);
(3) is a corporate officer, principal executive officer, or
other person performing similar functions of either such
officer, of a foreign person described in paragraph (1);
(4) is an immediate family member of a foreign person
described in paragraph (1) who demonstrably benefits from any
activity described in paragraph (1); or
(5) directly or indirectly conducts a significant
transaction with, for, or on behalf of a foreign person
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 3(b) of the
Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act (22 U.S.C. 8572).
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall, pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in property and
interests in property of a foreign person subject to sanctions
pursuant to subsection (a) if such property and interests in
property are in the United States, come within the United
States, or are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(2) Aliens inadmissible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--In the case of an
alien subject to sanctions pursuant to subsection (a),
the alien is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry
documentation of an alien described in
subparagraph (A) shall be revoked, regardless
of when such visa or other entry documentation
was issued.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
clause (i) shall--
(I) take effect in accordance with
section 221(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)); and
(II) cancel any other valid visa or
entry documentation that is in the
alien's possession.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Sanctions under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United
States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with
the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,
signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United
States, or other applicable international obligations.
(2) Exception for authorized intelligence and law
enforcement activities.--Sanctions under subsection (a) shall
not apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting
requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence, law
enforcement, or national security activities of the United
States.
(3) Exception for humanitarian assistance for the people of
iran.--
(A) In general.--Sanctions under subsection (a)
shall not apply to--
(i) the conduct or facilitation of a
transaction for the provision of agricultural
commodities, food, medicine, medical devices,
or humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian
purposes to or for the people of Iran; or
(ii) transactions that are necessary for or
related to the activities described in clause
(i).
(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
(i) the term ``agricultural commodity'' has
the meaning given that term in section 102 of
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
5602);
(ii) the term ``medical device'' has the
meaning given the term ``device'' in section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 321); and
(iii) the term ``medicine'' has the meaning
given the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321).
(4) Exception for safety of vessels and crew.--Sanctions
under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a person
providing provisions to a vessel otherwise subject to sanctions
under this section if such provisions are intended for the
safety and care of the crew aboard the vessel, the protection
of human life aboard the vessel, or the maintenance of the
vessel to avoid any environmental or other significant damage.
(d) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis
for a period of not more than 180 days, waive the application
of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under
subsection (a) if the President--
(A) certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that the waiver is in the national interests
of the United States; and
(B) submits with the certification required under
subparagraph (A) a detailed justification explaining
the reasons for the waiver.
(2) Renewal of waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-
case basis, renew a waiver issued under paragraph (1) for
additional periods of not more than 180 days if the President--
(A) determines that the renewal of the waiver is
vital to the national interests of the United States;
and
(B) submits to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the renewal of the waiver that
includes--
(i) a justification for the renewal of the
waiver;
(ii) a detailed plan to phase out the need
for any such waiver issued with respect to such
foreign person; and
(iii) for reoccurring waivers, steps taken
to implement or otherwise further the plan
described in clause (ii).
(e) Implementation; Regulations; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and
1704) to carry out subsection (a).
(2) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue
regulations or other guidance as may be necessary for the
implementation of this section.
(3) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person
who violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or
causes a violation of any prohibition of this section, or an
order or regulation prescribed under this section, to the same
extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an
unlawful act described in section 206(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C.
1705(a)).
(f) Termination of Sanctions.--Consistent with the Iran Sanctions
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), the requirement
to impose sanctions under subsection (a) shall cease to be effective
beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the Government of Iran no longer repeatedly provides
support for international terrorism as determined by the
Secretary of State pursuant to--
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780); or
(D) any other related provision of law; and
(2) Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, and
development of, and verifiably dismantled its, nuclear,
biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles and
ballistic missile launch technology.
(g) Exception Relating to the Importation of Goods.--
(1) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose
sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or
a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(2) Good defined.--In this subsection, the term ``good''
means any article, natural or manmade substance, material,
supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test
equipment, and excluding technical data.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien''
have the meanings given those terms in section 101(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives.
(3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a
person that is not a United States person, including the
government of a foreign country.
(4) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
circumstance, or the result.
(5) Property; interest in property.--The terms ``property''
and ``interest in property'' have the meanings given the terms
``property'' and ``property interest'', respectively, in
section 560.325 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(6) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means any United States citizen, permanent resident
alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or
any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign
branches), or any person in the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives March 16, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk.
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1422
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in significant
transactions related or incidental to the processing, refining, export,
transfer or sale of oil, condensates, or other petroleum or
petrochemical products in whole or in part from the Islamic Republic of
Iran.