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 periodically 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House committee actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Vote | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4257) | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 589. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4242-4247) | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2023-06-22 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 90. | House floor actions |
| 2023-06-22 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2023-06-22 | Discharge | Committee on Financial Services discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2023-06-22 | Discharge | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2023-06-22 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 118-118, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2023-04-26 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2023-04-26 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-01-27 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2023-01-27 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2023-01-27 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2023-01-27 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2023-01-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |