H.R. 6361: Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2008
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H.R. 6361: Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-24 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2008
Plain summary
Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2008 - Subjects the parent company of a foreign entity that violates certain executive orders prohibiting certain business transactions with Iran (or other such prohibitions imposed on Iran under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) to penalties to the same extent as if the parent company had engaged in such violations. Provides that such prohibitions and penalties shall not apply to a parent company of an entity on which the President imposed a penalty for a violation that was in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act if the parent company divests or terminates its business with such entity not later than 90 days after such date of enactment.
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Official text
Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6361.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6361 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110