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Opposition to Iran Mounts in Congress

by Lara Friedman
[As we have over the past few months, LobeLog is posting excerpts from the Legislative Round-up published weekly when Congress is in session by the inimitable Lara Friedman of Americans for Peace Now about what Congress is up to and what individual members are saying, particularly about Israel-Palestine and Iran.]
Bills, Resolutions, & Letters
(BLOCK IRAN’S ACCESS TO US FINANCIAL SYSTEM/DOLLARS/SANCTIONS) S. 2752: Introduced 4/6 by Rubio (R-FL) and Kirk (R-IL), “A bill to prohibit the facilitation of certain financial transactions involving the Government of Iran or Iranian persons and to impose sanctions with respect to the facilitation of those transactions, and for other purposes.” Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Rubio press release on the bill is here; Kirk press release is here. This bill comes in the wake of reports about possible readiness by the Obama Administration to facilitate such transactions – reports that have generated a great deal of Congressional pushback (see Section 2, below). It also comes on heels of a Rubio/Kirk letter letter sent 3/30 to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew (discussed below).
(NEW IRAN SANCTIONS) S. 2756: Introduced by Rounds (R-SD) and no cosponsors, “A bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iranian persons responsible for knowingly engaging in significant activities undermining cybersecurity, and for other purposes.” Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Rounds’ press release is here.
(BLOCK IRAN’S ACCESS TO US FINANCIAL SYSTEM/DOLLARS/SANCTIONS) S. 2757: Introduced by Sullivan (R-AK) and no cosponsors, “A bill to prohibit certain transactions with Iran and to impose sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that facilitate such transactions, and for other purposes.” Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. This bill comes in the wake of reports about possible readiness by the Obama Administration to facilitate such transactions – reports that have generated a great deal of Congressional pushback (see Section 2, below).
(NEW IRAN SANCTIONS) S .Res. 414: Introduced 4/6 by Lankford (R-OK) and no cosponsors, “A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the actions, including the reapplication of waived nuclear-related sanctions, that the United Statesshould undertake in the event of an Iranian violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.” Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Lankford’s press release is here.

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