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Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011

Introduced: February 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Feb 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require securities issuers to disclose in their mandatory annual or quarterly reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whether they or their affiliates have: (1) engaged in certain activities relating to Iran, terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; (2) knowingly engaged in specified activities, or knowingly violated certain regulations prescribed under the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010; (3) knowingly conducted any transaction or dealing with a person whose property and interests in property are blocked by certain Executive Orders; or (4) knowingly conducted a transaction or dealing with any person listed in the Iranian Transactions Regulations.

Specifies the contents of mandatory disclosures.

Requires the President to: (1) initiate an investigation into the possible imposition of sanctions when the SEC receives a report that an issuer or its affiliate has engaged in the cited activities; and (2) determine within 180 days of initiating an investigation whether sanctions should be imposed on the issuer or the affiliate concerned.

Directs the SEC to make publicly available the information it has received, and to provide it to the President and to certain congressional committees.

Requires promulgation within 90 days after enactment of this Act of regulations governing financial institutions maintaining accounts for foreign financial institutions.

What's happening now March 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1048 Related bill Iran, North Korea, and Syria Sanctions Consolidation Act of 2011
  • S 2101 Related bill Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012
  • S 366 Identical bill Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 6 Republican 2
Hultgren, Randy
· Aug 1, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 2011
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 4, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· May 2, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Apr 14, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 14, 2011
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 13, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Apr 7, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Apr 7, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Apr 7, 2011
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2011
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 7, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Mar 31, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 10, 2011
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Mar 3, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Mar 3, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Feb 18, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Feb 18, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 18, 2011
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Feb 18, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Feb 18, 2011
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 740: Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-740/
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"H.R. 740: Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-740/.
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H.R. 740, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-740/.
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