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HR 1422 Passed a chamber

Allows the President to freeze the U.S. assets of and bar visas for foreign persons who knowingly conduct significant transactions involving Iranian oil, condensates, or petroleum and petrochemical products.

Official title: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 18-FEB-2025
Referred 18-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 09-APR-2025
Passed 16-MAR-2026
Senate
Received 17-MAR-2026
Key points
  • Lets the President block property and revoke or deny visas for foreign persons who knowingly handle significant transactions in Iranian oil, condensates, or petroleum and petrochemical products.
  • Extends sanctions to subsidiaries, corporate officers, and immediate family members who demonstrably benefit from such activity.
  • Exempts transactions for agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical devices, and humanitarian assistance for the people of Iran, along with supplies for vessel crew safety.
  • Allows waivers of up to 180 days at a time with certification to Congress, and requires the President to issue implementing regulations within 60 days of enactment.
  • Expands the State Department's Rewards for Justice program to cover identifying persons who evade these sanctions.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (18-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-MAR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Michael Lawler (R-NY) Cosponsors · 295
■ 170 R■ 124 D■ 1 I
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1 Independent