I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2012 
To provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions 
imposed with respect to Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2025 
Mr. SELF (for himself, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. 
MOSKOWITZ, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. KEAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, 
Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for congressional review of actions to terminate 
or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran Sanctions Relief 
Review Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS RE-
LATING TO SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RE-
SPECT TO IRAN. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF PROPOSED AC-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, before taking any action described 
in paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and leadership 
a report that describes the proposed action and the 
reasons for that action. 
(2) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An action described in 
this paragraph is— 
(i) an action to terminate the applica-
tion of any sanctions described in subpara-
graph (B); 
(ii) with respect to sanctions described 
in subparagraph (B) imposed by the Presi-
dent with respect to a person, an action to 
waive the application of those sanctions 
with respect to that person; or 
(iii) a licensing action that signifi-
cantly alters United States foreign policy 
with respect to Iran. 
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(B) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanc-
tions described in this subparagraph are sanc-
tions with respect to Iran provided for under— 
(i) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note); 
(ii) the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.); 
(iii) section 1245 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a); 
(iv) the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8701 et seq.); 
(v) the Iran Freedom and Counter- 
Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 
et seq.); 
(vi) the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 
or 
(vii) any other statute or Executive 
order that requires or authorizes the impo-
sition of sanctions with respect to Iran. 
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(3) DESCRIPTION OF TYPE OF ACTION.—Each 
report submitted under paragraph (1) with respect 
to an action described in paragraph (2) shall include 
a description of whether the action— 
(A) is not intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with respect to 
Iran; or 
(B) is intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with respect to 
Iran. 
(4) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL MATTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each report submitted 
under paragraph (1) that relates to an action 
that is intended to significantly alter United 
States foreign policy with respect to Iran shall 
include a description of— 
(i) the significant alteration to United 
States foreign policy with respect to Iran; 
(ii) the anticipated effect of the action 
on the national security interests of the 
United States; and 
(iii) the policy objectives for which the 
sanctions affected by the action were ini-
tially imposed. 
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(B) REQUESTS
FROM
BANKING
AND
FI-
NANCIAL
SERVICES
COMMITTEES.—The Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate or the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives may 
request the submission to the Committee of the 
matter described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to a report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) that relates to an 
action that is not intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with respect to 
Iran. 
(5) CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPRIETARY INFOR-
MATION.—Proprietary information that can be asso-
ciated with a particular person with respect to an 
action described in paragraph (2) may be included 
in a report submitted under paragraph (1) only if 
the appropriate congressional committees and lead-
ership provide assurances of confidentiality, unless 
that person otherwise consents in writing to such 
disclosure. 
(6) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph 
(2)(A)(iii) shall not be construed to require the sub-
mission of a report under paragraph (1) with respect 
to the routine issuance of a license that does not sig-
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nificantly alter United States foreign policy with re-
spect to Iran. 
(b) PERIOD FOR REVIEW BY CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period of 30 cal-
endar days beginning on the date on which the 
President 
submits 
a 
report 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1)— 
(A) in the case of a report that relates to 
an action that is not intended to significantly 
alter United States foreign policy with respect 
to Iran, the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives should, as appropriate, hold 
hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain in-
formation in order to fully review the report; 
and 
(B) in the case of a report that relates to 
an action that is intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with respect to 
Iran, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives should, as 
appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and 
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otherwise obtain information in order to fully 
review the report. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The period for congressional 
review under paragraph (1) of a report required to 
be submitted under subsection (a)(1) shall be 60 cal-
endar days if the report is submitted on or after 
July 10 and on or before September 7 in any cal-
endar year. 
(3) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING INITIAL 
CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, during the period for 
congressional review provided for under paragraph 
(1) of a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) 
proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2), 
including any additional period for such review as 
applicable under the exception provided in paragraph 
(2), the President may not take that action unless 
a joint resolution of approval with respect to that ac-
tion is enacted in accordance with subsection (c). 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
ACTIONS
DURING
PRESI-
DENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION 
OF DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval re-
lating to a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) 
proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2) 
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approval’’ means only a joint resolution of ei-
ther House of Congress— 
(i) the title of which is as follows: ‘‘A 
joint resolution disapproving the Presi-
dent’s proposal to take an action relating 
to the application of certain sanctions with 
respect to Iran.’’; and 
(ii) the sole matter after the resolving 
clause of which is the following: ‘‘Congress 
disapproves of the action relating to the 
application of sanctions imposed with re-
spect to Iran proposed by the President in 
the report submitted to Congress under 
section 2(a)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Relief 
Review Act of 2025 on lllllll 
relating to llllllll.’’, with the 
first blank space being filled with the ap-
propriate date and the second blank space 
being filled with a short description of the 
proposed action. 
(2) INTRODUCTION.—During the period of 30 
calendar days provided for under subsection (b)(1), 
including any additional period as applicable under 
the exception provided in subsection (b)(2), a joint 
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resolution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval may be introduced— 
(A) in the House of Representatives, by 
the majority leader or the minority leader; and 
(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader 
(or the majority leader’s designee) or the mi-
nority leader (or the minority leader’s des-
ignee). 
(3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—If a committee of the House of 
Representatives to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval has been re-
ferred has not reported the joint resolution within 
10 legislative days after the date of referral, that 
committee shall be discharged from further consider-
ation of the joint resolution. 
(4) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval introduced in the Senate shall be— 
(i) referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs if 
the joint resolution relates to a report 
under subsection (a)(3)(A) that relates to 
an action that is not intended to signifi-
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cantly alter United States foreign policy 
with respect to Iran; and 
(ii) referred to the Committee on For-
eign Relations if the joint resolution relates 
to a report under subsection (a)(3)(B) that 
relates to an action that is intended to sig-
nificantly alter United States foreign policy 
with respect to Iran. 
(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 
committee to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval was re-
ferred has not reported the joint resolution 
within 10 calendar days after the date of refer-
ral of the joint resolution, that committee shall 
be discharged from further consideration of the 
joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be 
placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(C) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time 
after the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs or the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, as the case may be, reports a joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval to the Senate or has been discharged 
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from consideration of such a joint resolution 
(even though a previous motion to the same ef-
fect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed 
to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution 
(and against consideration of the joint resolu-
tion) are waived. The motion to proceed is not 
debatable. The motion is not subject to a mo-
tion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or dis-
agreed to shall not be in order. 
(D) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of the rules of the 
Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-
lating to a joint resolution of approval or joint 
resolution of disapproval shall be decided with-
out debate. 
(E) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
VETO
MES-
SAGES.—Debate in the Senate of any veto mes-
sage with respect to a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval, includ-
ing all debatable motions and appeals in con-
nection with the joint resolution, shall be lim-
ited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, 
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and controlled by, the majority leader and the 
minority leader or their designees. 
(5) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(A) TREATMENT OF SENATE JOINT RESO-
LUTION
IN
HOUSE.—In the House of Rep-
resentatives, the following procedures shall 
apply to a joint resolution of approval or a joint 
resolution of disapproval received from the Sen-
ate (unless the House has already passed a 
joint resolution relating to the same proposed 
action): 
(i) The joint resolution shall be re-
ferred to the appropriate committees. 
(ii) If a committee to which a joint 
resolution has been referred has not re-
ported the joint resolution within 5 legisla-
tive days after the date of referral, that 
committee shall be discharged from further 
consideration of the joint resolution. 
(iii) Beginning on the third legislative 
day after each committee to which a joint 
resolution has been referred reports the 
joint resolution to the House or has been 
discharged 
from 
further 
consideration 
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thereof, it shall be in order to move to pro-
ceed to consider the joint resolution in the 
House. All points of order against the mo-
tion are waived. Such a motion shall not be 
in order after the House has disposed of a 
motion to proceed on the joint resolution. 
The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
without intervening motion. The motion 
shall not be debatable. A motion to recon-
sider the vote by which the motion is dis-
posed of shall not be in order. 
(iv) The joint resolution shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against 
the joint resolution and against its consid-
eration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution to final passage without inter-
vening motion except 2 hours of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the spon-
sor of the joint resolution (or a designee) 
and an opponent. A motion to reconsider 
the vote on passage of the joint resolution 
shall not be in order. 
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(B) TREATMENT OF HOUSE JOINT RESO-
LUTION IN SENATE.— 
(i) RECEIPT
BEFORE
PASSAGE.—If, 
before the passage by the Senate of a joint 
resolution of approval or joint resolution of 
disapproval, the Senate receives an iden-
tical joint resolution from the House of 
Representatives, the following procedures 
shall apply: 
(I) That joint resolution shall not 
be referred to a committee. 
(II) With respect to that joint 
resolution— 
(aa) the procedure in the 
Senate shall be the same as if no 
joint resolution had been received 
from the House of Representa-
tives; but 
(bb) the vote on passage 
shall be on the joint resolution 
from the House of Representa-
tives. 
(ii) RECEIPT
AFTER
PASSAGE.—If, 
following passage of a joint resolution of 
approval or joint resolution of disapproval 
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in the Senate, the Senate receives an iden-
tical joint resolution from the House of 
Representatives, that joint resolution shall 
be placed on the appropriate Senate cal-
endar. 
(iii) NO COMPANION MEASURE.—If a 
joint resolution of approval or a joint reso-
lution of disapproval is received from the 
House, and no companion joint resolution 
has been introduced in the Senate, the 
Senate procedures under this subsection 
shall apply to the House joint resolution. 
(C) APPLICATION
TO
REVENUE
MEAS-
URES.—The provisions of this paragraph shall 
not apply in the House of Representatives to a 
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
of disapproval that is a revenue measure. 
(6) RULES
OF
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES 
AND SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Con-
gress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part 
of the rules of each House, respectively, and su-
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persedes other rules only to the extent that it 
is inconsistent with such rules; and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as relating to the procedure of that 
House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
to the same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that House. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
AND LEADERSHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees and leadership’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Speaker, the 
majority leader, and the minority leader of the 
House of Representatives. 
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