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North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act

Introduced: February 3, 2016 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Feb 3, 2016
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North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act

This bill requires the President to reinstate immediately all sanctions against Iran that were waived or suspended by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (agreed to at Vienna July 14, 2015) if the Director of National Intelligence certifies that Iran has acquired, or is attempting to acquire, nuclear weapons technology from North Korea.

What's happening now February 3, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 8, 2016
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 3, 2016
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2485: North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2485/
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"S. 2485: North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2485/.
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S. 2485, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2485/.
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