Bills · 118th Congress · International Affairs

MAHSA Act

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 9/12/23Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic201 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Not voting
  • Republican209 Yea · 1 Nay · 11 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act or the MAHSA Act

This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons (individuals and entities) affiliated with Iran.

The President must periodically make determinations about whether certain existing sanctions apply to specified foreign persons and impose the applicable sanctions, including determinations concerning (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran and any official in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, (2) the President of Iran and any official in the Office of the President of Iran, and (3) any entity overseen by the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran which is complicit in supporting human rights abuses or terrorism.

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Sponsor
Rep. Jim Banks ( Republican · IN-3)
Cosponsors
128
Introduced
1/27/23
Policy area
International Affairs
Status
1/27/23Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
1/27/23Introduced in House
4/26/23Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
4/26/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
6/22/23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 90.
6/22/23Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
6/22/23Committee on Financial Services discharged.
6/22/23Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
6/22/23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 118-118, Part I.
9/12/23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
9/12/23On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 3 (Roll no. 384). (text: CR H4242-4243)
9/12/23Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 3 (Roll no. 384). (text: CR H4242-4243)
9/12/23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4257)
9/12/23At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
9/12/23DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 589.
9/12/23Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4242-4247)
9/12/23Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
12/17/24Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.