Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1479
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-02
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation

Congressional oversight

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Iran

Middle East

Nuclear power

Nuclear weapons

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Sanctions

Senate

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action&#8212;commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal&#8212;unless the President commits to submit any successor agreement to the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1479 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2021 Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds relating to rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021 . 2. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended in furtherance of rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States (including all implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) (in this section referred to as the JCPOA ) unless the Biden Administration submits in writing to the House of Representatives and the Senate its commitment to submitting any JCPOA successor agreement to the Senate for advise and consent as a treaty rather than as an international agreement.