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Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-03-03
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What it does

Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 This bill eliminates a sunset clause in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, thereby making the act permanent. The Iran Sanctions Act requires the President, with some exceptions, to impose sanctions on certain individuals or entities engaged in specified transactions related to Iran's energy sector or Iran's efforts to acquire or develop certain weapons (such as chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons).
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1Short title

This section states that the Act may be cited as the "Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025."

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 .

2Findings

This section lays out two findings by Congress. First, that the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 requires the imposition of sanctions on Iran over its illicit weapons programs, its conventional weapons and ballistic missile development, and its support for terrorism, including Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps. Second, that the Government of Iran has acquired destabilizing conventional weapons systems from the Russian Federation and other malign actors, and is funneling weapons and financial support to its terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East, which Congress finds threatens United States allies and partners such as Israel.

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2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) requires the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran’s illicit weapons programs, conventional weapons and ballistic missile development, and support for terrorism, including Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. (2) The Government of Iran has acquired destabilizing conventional weapons systems from the Russian Federation and other malign actors, and is funneling weapons and financial support to its terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East, threatening allies and partners of the United States, such as Israel.

3Statement of policy

This section states that it is the policy of the United States to fully implement and enforce the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.

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3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to fully implement and enforce the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

4Repeal of sunset

This section would amend section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to repeal that Act's sunset provision, the clause that currently ends the Act's Iran sanctions requirements after a set period unless renewed. It would remove the word "sunset" from section 13's heading, remove the "Effective date" subsection label that currently marks subsection (a), and strike subsection (b) of section 13 entirely. As a result, the sanctions requirements imposed under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 would no longer be subject to automatic expiration under a sunset clause.

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4. Repeal of sunset Section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking ; sunset ; (2) by striking (a) Effective date .— ; and (3) by striking subsection (b).

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-03-03

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-05-05
Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

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The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
3
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

J STREETvia J STREET
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AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEEvia AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
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From 17 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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