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S. 4924: PUNISH Act of 2022

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S. 4924: PUNISH Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-22 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

PUNISH Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · 27 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), James E. Risch (R-ID), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Hoeven (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Todd Young (R-IN), John Boozman (R-AR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s4924 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117