H.R. 9203: MAHSA Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-10-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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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Where it came from: introduced 2022-10-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
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Official title

MAHSA Act

Plain summary

Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act or the MAHSA Act This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on certain persons (individuals and entities) affiliated with Iran. The President must make determinations about whether certain existing sanctions apply to specified persons and impose the applicable sanctions, including determinations concerning (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran and any official in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, (2) the President of Iran and any official in the Office of the President of Iran, and (3) any entity overseen by the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran which is complicit in supporting human rights abuses or terrorism.

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Official text

MAHSA Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · 33 cosponsors

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Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael Guest (R-MS), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Don Bacon (R-NE), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Pat Fallon (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] reported raising $2.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-117hr9203.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9203 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117