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S 4924 117th Congress Senate International Affairs

PUNISH Act of 2022

Introduced: September 22, 2022 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act of 2022 or the PUNISH Act of 2022

This bill extends sanctions and national emergencies related to Iran established by specified executive orders and limits the authority of the President to waive sanctions related to Iran. The bill requires the Department of State to periodically report whether Iran or any foreign person has supported specified activities, including murder or politically motivated detention in Iran of a U.S. citizen.

What's happening now September 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8947 Identical bill PUNISH Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 22
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 27, 2022
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 22, 2022
Blunt, Roy
· Sep 22, 2022
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 22, 2022
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 22, 2022
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 22, 2022
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 22, 2022
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 22, 2022
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 22, 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 22, 2022
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Sep 22, 2022
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 22, 2022
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 22, 2022
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 22, 2022
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 22, 2022
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 22, 2022
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Sep 22, 2022
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 22, 2022
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4924: PUNISH Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4924/
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"S. 4924: PUNISH Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4924/.
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S. 4924, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4924/.
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