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H.R. 5961: No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act

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H.R. 5961: No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-10-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-10-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 8 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 680 (2023): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5961 (2023-11-30), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act

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Official text

No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr5961.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 34 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5961, No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act (2023-11-08)

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Scalise (R-LA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), James R. Baird (R-IN), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), John James (R-MI), Keith Self (R-TX), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Young Kim (R-CA), Cory Mills (R-FL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr5961 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118