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MAHSA Act

USA117th CongressHR-9203| House 
| Updated: 10/21/2022
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (33)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Michael Waltz (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 persons (individuals and entities) affiliated with Iran. The President must make determinations about whether certain existing sanctions apply to specified 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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Timeline
Oct 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Oct 21, 2022
Referred 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.
  • October 21, 2022
    Introduced in House
  • October 21, 2022
    Referred 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.

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MAHSA Act

USA117th CongressHR-9203| House 
| Updated: 10/21/2022
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 persons (individuals and entities) affiliated with Iran. The President must make determinations about whether certain existing sanctions apply to specified 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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Timeline
Oct 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Oct 21, 2022
Referred 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.
  • October 21, 2022
    Introduced in House
  • October 21, 2022
    Referred 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.
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (33)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Michael Waltz (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFederal officialsForeign propertyHuman rightsIranMiddle EastSanctionsVisas and passports