Tehran Incitement to Violence Act
Iran: Sanctions for Threats Against U.S. and Israeli Leaders
This bill is currently moving through the House committee process. It recently passed a committee vote and is now waiting for further action. It is actively moving forward.
Legislative Progress
While there is strong support for sanctioning Iran, bills targeting specific foreign individuals often stall because the executive branch already has the power to issue these sanctions.
Key Points
- This bill targets 18 Iranian religious leaders and government organizations that have called for the assassination of Trump and Netanyahu.
- It requires the State Department and Treasury Department to decide within 90 days if these people and groups should be officially labeled as global terrorists.
- The list includes high-ranking clerics, the Qom Seminary, and the council that chooses Iran's Supreme Leader, many of whom are linked to the Iranian military.
- The bill was written because these leaders have issued religious decrees that encourage violence and have reportedly tried to raise 20 million dollars for attacks.
- If these people are labeled as terrorists, they will be blocked from using the U.S. banking system, and any property they own in the U.S. will be frozen.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Tehran Incitement to Violence Act
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