This bill would expand the reach of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 to include certain individuals.
Specifically, it would allow the president to impose sanctions on any individual who either provides insurance for or transports goods from the government of Iran, including all subdivisions and the Central Bank of Iran, and any person acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of that government.
As justification, the bill cites Iran’s sponsorship of human rights abusers in the Syrian conflict, support for militants in Gaza, the Iranian nuclear weapons program, and Iranian violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UNSC Resolution 1701 (2006).
20 cosponsors (20R).
Last major action: 5/21/13 referred to Senate Cmte. on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.