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Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3347| Senate 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (10)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2021 or the Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2021 This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons (i.e., individuals or entities) that are acting on behalf of Iran's government and involved in the harassment of certain individuals, such as human rights activists. The Department of State must periodically report to Congress the identities of foreign persons acting on behalf of Iran's government that are knowingly responsible for or complicit in the surveillance, harassment, imprisonment, or killing of citizens of Iran or the United States who seek to (1) expose corruption or illegal activity by Iranian government officials; (2) obtain, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights; or (3) obtain, defend, or promote the rights and well-being of women, religious and ethnic minorities, and the LGBTQ community in Iran. The report must include foreign persons involved in such actions that occur inside or outside Iran. The President must impose property-blocking sanctions on persons identified in the report, as well as visa-blocking sanctions on the identified individuals. The Department of the Treasury must submit to Congress a report identifying any foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts a significant transaction with a person sanctioned under this bill. Treasury may prohibit the opening, or prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining of a U.S. correspondent account or a payable-through account by such a financial institution.
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Timeline
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • December 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3347| Senate 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2021 or the Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2021 This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons (i.e., individuals or entities) that are acting on behalf of Iran's government and involved in the harassment of certain individuals, such as human rights activists. The Department of State must periodically report to Congress the identities of foreign persons acting on behalf of Iran's government that are knowingly responsible for or complicit in the surveillance, harassment, imprisonment, or killing of citizens of Iran or the United States who seek to (1) expose corruption or illegal activity by Iranian government officials; (2) obtain, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights; or (3) obtain, defend, or promote the rights and well-being of women, religious and ethnic minorities, and the LGBTQ community in Iran. The report must include foreign persons involved in such actions that occur inside or outside Iran. The President must impose property-blocking sanctions on persons identified in the report, as well as visa-blocking sanctions on the identified individuals. The Department of the Treasury must submit to Congress a report identifying any foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts a significant transaction with a person sanctioned under this bill. Treasury may prohibit the opening, or prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining of a U.S. correspondent account or a payable-through account by such a financial institution.
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Timeline
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • December 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (10)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted