H.R. 4591: Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2018

Plain summary

Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2017 This bill imposes property-blocking and U.S. entry/visa sanctions until January 1, 2022, against any foreign person or entity that: has knowingly committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, violence that threatens Iraq's stability or that undermines its economic reconstruction and political reform; has knowingly assisted, or provided financial, material, or technological support for any such activity; or is owned or controlled by, or has acted on behalf of, a foreign person that has carried out any such activity.

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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2018

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · 17 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4591, Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2018 (2018-10-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Scott Perry (R-PA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4591.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4591 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115