S 3243
115th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Iran
Middle East
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
Iran Hostage Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Iran Hostage Act
This bill imposes sanctions on Iranian persons who are responsible for politically-motivated harassment, abuse, extortion, arrest, trial, conviction, sentencing, or imprisonment of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens with significant ties to the United States, regardless of whether such actions occurred in Iran.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1