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S. 722: Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017

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S. 722: Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 5 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 145 (2017): On the Amendment, S722 (2017-06-15), Amendment Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Message on Senate action sent to the House. 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

Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017

Plain summary

Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the Departments of State, Defense, and Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a strategy every two years for deterring conventional and asymmetric Iranian activities that threaten the United States and key allies in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. The President shall impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against any person that materially contributes to: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, or (2) the sale or transfer to Iran of specified military equipment or the provision of related technical or financial assistance. The President shall impose against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons sanctions with respect to blocking property of, and prohibiting transactions with, foreign persons who commit or support terrorism. The President may impose asset blocking sanctions against any person identified by the State Department as responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against certain individuals in Iran. The bill requires specified existing sanctions against persons for materially contributing to Iran's ballistic missile program or for supporting Iran's acts of international terrorism to continue until 90 days after the President certifies that such activities ceased during the immediately preceding three-month period. The bill exempts certain humanitarian and national security activities from sanctions. The President may temporarily waive the imposition or continuation of sanctions under specified circumstances. The bill sets forth reporting requirements with respect to: (1) persons contributing to Iran's ballistic missile program, (2) U.S.-European Union sanctions coordination, (3) U.S. citizens detained by Iran, and (4) each use of the waiver authority.

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Official text

Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · 64 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 722, Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (2017-06-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), James E. Risch (R-ID), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Todd Young (R-IN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Hoeven (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Kennedy (R-LA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 4 more.

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Record fed-us-cong115-s722 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115