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S. 3516 115th Congress Senate

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act

Official title: A bill to impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act

This bill expands sanctions against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The President shall report to Congress regarding:

  • foreign and domestic supply chains that significantly aid the IRGC;
  • Iranian state-owned entities that provide support to terrorist entities, including Mahan Air; and
  • foreign persons owned or controlled by the IRGC, including companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange or companies with a value in excess of $100 million.

The bill states that it is U.S. policy to prevent Iran's membership in the World Trade Organization and similar international bodies as long as Iran remains a state sponsor of terrorism.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3516: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3516/
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"S. 3516: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3516/.
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S. 3516, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3516/.
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