{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-6323","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 6323","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector of Iran, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector of Iran, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-11-09","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-17","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h140","question":"On Passage","title":"Iran Counterterrorism Act","result":"Passed","yea":271,"nay":147,"present":0,"not_voting":13,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll140.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.","date":"2024-04-18"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-11-09","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill modifies the authority of the President to waive restrictions on certain U.S. accounts of foreign financial institutions that have facilitated significant financial transactions on behalf of the Central Bank of Iran, certain Iranian financial institutions, or certain Iranian nationals."},{"k":"p","t":"Current law authorizes the President to waive these restrictions for national security purposes. Under this bill, the President may also waive the restrictions if the President determines that Iran has ceased to provide support for acts of international terrorism."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also authorizes Congress to enact a joint resolution of disapproval to prevent the President from waiving the restrictions for national security purposes."}],"words":109},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Changes the President's authority to waive sanctions on the financial sector of Iran under two National Defense Authorization Acts by adding a waiver ground and a congressional review process with joint resolutions of approval or disapproval.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text/eh#H8A815A266AC84FA7922ECBD7CA392532"}]},"core_areas":["Presidential waiver authority for Iran financial-sector sanctions","Congressional review period for proposed Iran sanctions waivers","Joint resolutions of approval and disapproval and their House and Senate procedures"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 1247(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to add a determination that the Government of Iran has ceased to provide support for acts of international terrorism as an alternative basis for a waiver.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text/eh#H8A815A266AC84FA7922ECBD7CA392532"}},{"text":"Requires the President to submit the report described in section 1247(f)(1)(B) before issuing a waiver under the existing determination, now numbered (A)(ii).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text/eh#H8A815A266AC84FA7922ECBD7CA392532"}},{"text":"Sets a 30-calendar-day congressional review period after the report is submitted, or 60 calendar days if it is submitted on or after July 10 and on or before September 7, during which committees should hold hearings and briefings.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text/eh#H8A815A266AC84FA7922ECBD7CA392532"}},{"text":"Bars the President from issuing a waiver during the review period unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and bars the waiver if a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text/eh#H8A815A266AC84FA7922ECBD7CA392532"}},{"text":"Sets the required titles and wording of the joint resolutions and the procedures for them, including discharge of a committee after 10 calendar days, referral in the Senate to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and limits on debate.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text/eh#H8A815A266AC84FA7922ECBD7CA392532"}},{"text":"Amends section 1245(d)(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 with the same waiver determination and report changes, and applies the same congressional review provisions to waivers under that section.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text/eh#H8A815A266AC84FA7922ECBD7CA392532"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-17","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/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/6323","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6323/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-6323.png","v":"88bf71390635","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6323, 118th Congress: Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023. House: 271 Yea, 147 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 17 Apr 2024."}}