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.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 118-118, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 118-118, Part I.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 90.
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4242-4247)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 589.
At 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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4257)
Passed/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)
Roll Call #384 (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)
Roll Call #384 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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