Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5330
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-19
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Foreign property

Human rights

Iran

Middle East

Sanctions

Trade restrictions

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 with respect to the list of sanctionable Iranian government officials or persons acting on behalf of such government who are responsible for or complicit in certain human rights abuses to include as sanctionable activities human rights abuses committed against U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5330 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2018 Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , Ways and Means , and Financial Services , 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 A BILL To provide for the imposition of sanctions on persons who are officials of the Government of Iran or persons acting on behalf of that Government who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2018 . 2. Imposition of sanctions on persons who are officials of the Government of Iran or persons acting on behalf of that Government who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens (a) In general Section 105(b)(1) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8514(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting the date of the enactment of the Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2018 ; and (2) by inserting or against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens, after June 12, 2009, . (b) Conforming and clerical amendments The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended— (1) in the heading of section 105, by inserting at the end before the period the following: or against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens ; and (2) in the table of contents, by amending the item relating to section 105 to read as follows: Sec. 105. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Iran or their family members after the June 12, 2009, elections in Iran or against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the commission of serious human rights abuses described in section 105 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 on or after such date of enactment.