{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-4691","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 4691","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-07-17","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-17","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h138","question":"On Passage","title":"Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act","result":"Passed","yea":278,"nay":141,"present":0,"not_voting":12,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll138.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","date":"2024-04-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-07-17","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally undertake certain actions with respect to Iran and increases congressional oversight of those actions."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the President must report to Congress before terminating or waiving sanctions related to Iran or taking a licensing action that significantly alters U.S. foreign policy with respect to Iran."},{"k":"p","t":"Each report must (1) describe the proposed action and its rationale, and (2) indicate whether or not the action is intended to significantly alter foreign policy concerning Iran. If the intention is to alter that policy, the report must provide additional information about the policy objectives and anticipated effects of the action."},{"k":"p","t":"After the President submits a report, the bill provides Congress with a 30-day period to review it; this period is extended to 60 days for reports submitted between July 10 and September 7. During this period, Congress may enact a joint resolution approving or disapproving the action."},{"k":"p","t":"During the review period, the President may not take the action unless Congress passes a joint resolution of approval; if Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval, the bill prohibits the President from taking the action."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also outlines procedures for the introduction and consideration of these types of joint resolutions."}],"words":210},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the President to report to Congress before terminating or waiving sanctions with respect to Iran or taking a licensing action that significantly alters U.S. foreign policy toward Iran, and sets a congressional review period and procedures for joint resolutions of approval or disapproval.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"}]},"core_areas":["Presidential reports before terminating or waiving Iran sanctions","Congressional review period and limits on presidential action","Joint resolutions of approval and disapproval and their procedures"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the President, before terminating sanctions with respect to Iran, waiving them for a person, or taking a licensing action that significantly alters U.S. foreign policy toward Iran, to submit a report describing the proposed action and the reasons for it.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"}},{"text":"Requires each report to state whether the action is or is not intended to significantly alter U.S. foreign policy with respect to Iran.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"}},{"text":"Requires a report on an action intended to significantly alter policy to describe the alteration, the anticipated effect on U.S. national security interests, and the policy objectives for which the affected sanctions were first imposed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"}},{"text":"Sets a review period of 30 calendar days after a report is submitted, or 60 calendar days if it is submitted on or after July 10 and on or before September 7.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"}},{"text":"Bars the President from taking the proposed action during the review period unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and bars the action if a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"}},{"text":"Sets the required title and wording of joint resolutions of approval and disapproval, and sets committee discharge deadlines and floor procedures for them in the House of Representatives and the Senate.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh#H3C4C74E64E99484D83BC0422F7BDCDEA"},"heading":"Congressional review of certain actions relating to sanctions imposed with respect to Iran","effect":"Sets the congressional review period at 30 calendar days, but extends it to 60 calendar days for reports the President submits between July 10 and September 7 of any calendar year.","amount":null,"quote":"shall be 60 calendar days if the report is submitted on or after July 10 and on or before September 7 in any calendar year."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-17","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4691/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-4691.png","v":"4ee183c46dbb","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4691, 118th Congress: Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023. House: 278 Yea, 141 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 17 Apr 2024."}}