IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 100 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the right of States and 
local governments to maintain economic sanctions against Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2015 
Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. 
SHERMAN, and Mr. ZELDIN) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the right 
of States and local governments to maintain economic 
sanctions against Iran. 
Whereas Iran is a major threat to the national security of the 
United States and its allies; 
Whereas Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of ter-
rorism and continues to materially support Hezbollah, 
Hamas, and the regime of Bashar al-Assad; 
Whereas Iran is responsible for severe violations of the 
human rights of the people of Iran, including imprison-
ment, harassment, and torture against dissidents and 
those critical of the Iranian regime, such as human rights 
defenders, lawyers, activists, and ethnic minorities; 
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Whereas the United States has led the international commu-
nity in imposing crippling economic sanctions against 
Iran for sponsoring terrorism and its human rights viola-
tions; 
Whereas section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 
111–195; 22 U.S.C. 8532) authorizes States and local 
governments to divest from, or prohibit investment of the 
assets of the State or local government in, any person 
that the State or local government determines, using 
credible information available to the public, engages in 
investment activities in Iran; 
Whereas section 202(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 states that, 
‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
should support the decision of any State or local govern-
ment that for moral, prudential, or reputational reasons 
divests from, or prohibits the investment of assets of the 
State or local government in, a person that engages in in-
vestment activities in the energy sector of Iran, as long 
as Iran is subject to economic sanctions imposed by the 
United States.’’; 
Whereas section 202(f) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 states that, 
‘‘A measure of a State or local government authorized 
under subsection (b) or (i) is not preempted by any Fed-
eral law or regulation.’’; 
Whereas States have explicit authority granted by Congress 
and the executive branch through the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 to enact sanctions against Iran or entities that do 
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business with Iran and cannot have these actions be pre-
empted by Federal law or regulation; 
Whereas the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010, including section 202 of 
such Act, was enacted by Congress out of concern for il-
licit Iranian behavior, including its state sponsorship of 
terrorism and human rights abuses; 
Whereas 30 States and the District of Columbia have enacted 
divestment legislation or policies against Iran by refusing 
to invest State and local pensions in international cor-
porations that do business with Iran; 
Whereas 11 States have enacted legislation or policies which 
prohibit awarding State or local government contracts to 
companies or financial institutions that do business with 
Iran; 
Whereas such laws and regulations in no way interfere with 
the conduct of United States foreign policy; 
Whereas States and local governments adopted such laws and 
regulations out of a shared concern for illicit Iranian be-
havior, including its state sponsorship of terrorism and 
human rights violations; 
Whereas, on July 14, 2015, the P5+1 and Iran agreed to the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); 
Whereas Iran divestment laws and regulations adopted by 
States and local governments in no way prevent the im-
plementation of the sanctions lifting as specified in the 
JCPOA; 
Whereas, on July 28 2015, under testimony to the House 
Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State John 
Kerry confirmed that States’ legal authority to enact 
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