H.R. 3741: Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance Act

Plain summary

Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance, which shall continually: verify the Islamic Republic of Iran's compliance with its obligations under the agreement, assess the adequacy of the safeguards and other control mechanisms contained in the agreement with respect to Iran's nuclear program, and assess the capacity of the International Atomic Energy Agency to implement the verification regime required by or related to the agreement. "Agreement" means an agreement related to Iran's nuclear program that includes the United States, commits the United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, whether a political commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether it is legally binding or not.

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Official text

Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 17 cosponsors

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Bill Foster (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Juan Vargas (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3741.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3741 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114