Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act

Bill: 119-hr-4291
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2025-07-02
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4291 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 2, 2025 Mr. Fine (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 require a review of whether individuals or entities subject to the imposition of certain sanctions through inclusion on certain sanctions lists should also be subject to the imposition of other sanctions and included on other sanctions lists.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act . 2. Requirements to include individuals and entities subject to united states sanctions on certain other sanctions lists (a) Notification to other Federal officials Not later than 30 days after the date on which an individual or entity is included on one of the lists described in subsection (d), the Federal official responsible for administering such list shall notify the Federal officials responsible for administering the other lists described in subsection (d) of the inclusion of the individual or entity on such list. (b) Determination and other requirements of other Federal official (1) Review Not later than 30 days after the date on which a Federal official receives a notification under subsection (a) of the inclusion of an individual or entity on one of the lists described in subsection (d), such Federal official shall initiate a review regarding whether such individual or entity warrants inclusion on such other lists. (2) Determination Not later than 90 days after the date on which a Federal official receives a notification under subsection (a) of the inclusion of an individual or entity on one of the lists described in subsection (d), such Federal official shall make a determination of whether to include such individual or entity on such other lists. (c) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this Act, each Federal agency maintaining a list described in subsection (d) shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— (A) certifying compliance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section; (B) explaining the agency’s deliberative process to meet the requirements in subsections (a) and (b); and (C) enumerating any instances in which the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) led to the inclusion of additional individuals or entities to one of the lists described in subsection (d). (2) Form The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (d) Lists described The lists described in this subsection are the following: (1) The list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. (2) The list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (commonly known as the Entity List ). (3) The Department of Defense’s list maintained and published under 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 note). (4) The Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS–CMIC) List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. (5) The Sectoral Sanctions List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. (6) The Military End User List of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce. (e) Definitions (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. (2) Export Administration Regulations The term Export Administration Regulations means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.