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H.R. 4342: Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016

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H.R. 4342: Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-01-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-01-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016

Plain summary

Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to impose five or more sanctions with respect to a person (or an entity) that knowingly transfers to or from Iran advanced conventional weapons or ballistic missiles, or technology, parts, components, or technical information related to advanced conventional weapons or ballistic missiles. Sanctions may include: prohibitions on Export-Import Bank assistance, prohibitions on loans from U.S. financial institutions and other financial services, prohibitions on foreign exchange and other banking transactions, prohibitions on property transactions, prohibitions on exports and federal procurement, prohibitions on equity and debt investment, U.S. exclusion of corporate officers, and imposition of sanctions on principal executive officers. The President shall include a sanctioned person on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. The President may, with prior congressional notice, waive the application of sanctions on a case-by-case basis if in the U.S. national security interests.

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Official text

Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · 19 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4342 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114