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HR 4303 111th Congress House

Stand with the Iranian People Act

Official title: To enhance United States sanctions against Iran by targeting Iranian governmental officials, prohibiting Federal procurement contracts with persons that provid… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To enhance United States sanctions against Iran by targeting Iranian governmental officials, prohibiting Federal procurement contracts with persons that provide censorship or surveillance technology to the Government of Iran, providing humanitarian and people-to-people assistance to the Iranian people, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 21, 2010 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Computers and information technologyDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefHuman rights
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IranMiddle EastPublic contracts and procurementSanctionsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictionsVisas and passports
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Dec 14, 2009
Referred to House Financial Services
Dec 14, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Dec 14, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Dec 14, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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.
Dec 14, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Dec 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stand with the Iranian People Act - Directs the Secretary of State to deny issuance of a visa and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to deny U.S. admission to any government official of Iran who is credibly alleged to have ordered, acquiesced to, or participated in human rights abuses against the people of Iran. Authorizes the Secretary of State to waive such ban if in the U.S. national interest.

Prohibits the head of an executive agency from entering into or renewing a contract for the procurement of goods or services with a person or entity that provides censorship or surveillance technology to the government of Iran. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national interest.

States that the establishment and carrying out of operations by U.S. nonprofit organizations in Iran for the direct provision of specified humanitarian and people-to-people assistance may not be prohibited or restricted. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to require such an organization to notify the Department of the Treasury up to 14 days in advance of commencing operations in Iran. Excludes from such provision an organization that provides services or conducts transactions with any organization or entity that appears on the Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals List (a list of organizations and individuals that are restricted from doing business with the United States or U.S companies or individuals).


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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2010
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 16, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Dec 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4303: Stand with the Iranian People Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4303/
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