Bills · 119th Congress · International Affairs

Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced3/10/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 6/23/25
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 392–14 on June 23, 2025 (Roll Call 172 →). Received in the Senate on June 24, 2025. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 6/23/25Suspension 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
  • Democratic190 Yea · 7 Nay · 15 Not voting
  • Republican202 Yea · 7 Nay · 10 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person (individual or entity) that the President determines knowingly engages in piracy.

The bill also applies civil and criminal penalties to persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of the regulations promulgated to carry out such sanctions.

Full text on congress.gov ↗
Sponsor
Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson ( Democrat · IL-1)
Cosponsors
4
Introduced
3/10/25
Policy area
International Affairs

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (12)
  1. 3/10/25Introduced in House
  2. 3/10/25Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  3. 4/9/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 4/9/25Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
  5. 6/23/25Mr. Burchett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. 6/23/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2845-2846, H2877-2878)
  7. 6/23/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1998.
  8. 6/23/25At 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. 6/23/25Passed/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): 392 - 14 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H2845-2846)
  10. 6/23/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 14 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H2845-2846)
  11. 6/23/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. 6/24/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.