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Iranian Arms Transfer Prevention Act of 2021

Introduced: February 5, 2021 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Iranian Arms Transfer Prevention Act of 2021

This bill requires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons determined to be involved in arms transfers to or from Iran.

Specifically, the State Department must submit a biannual report listing each person that it determines is knowingly engaged in any activity contributing to (1) the supply, sale, or transfer to or from Iran of arms or related material; or (2) the proliferation of arms or related material by Iran or by paramilitary organizations supported by Iran.

The President must impose sanctions on each foreign person listed in the most recent State Department report and on each foreign person the President determines engages in specified activities (e.g., providing Iran with technical training, financial resources or services, advice, or assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, or use of arms and related material).

What's happening now April 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 857: Iranian Arms Transfer Prevention Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-857/
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"H.R. 857: Iranian Arms Transfer Prevention Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-857/.
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H.R. 857, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-857/.
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