H.R. 8947: PUNISH Act of 2022
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H.R. 8947: PUNISH Act of 2022
117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PUNISH Act of 2022
Plain summary
Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act of 2022 or the PUNISH Act of 2022 This bill extends sanctions and national emergencies related to Iran established by specified executive orders and limits the authority of the President to waive sanctions related to Iran. The bill requires the Department of State to periodically report whether Iran or any foreign person has supported specified activities, including murder or politically motivated detention in Iran of a U.S. citizen.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] · 29 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), David Kustoff (R-TN)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8947.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr8947 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117