HR589-118

Reported

To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 27, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HDF18E95EAEA54893B1B05744B7EEC100: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act or the MAHSA Act.
  • Section H479F675F5A26451A9A625C9DCFAAE7EC: 2. Imposition of sanctions on Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Office, its appointees, and any affiliated persons Congress finds the following: The Supreme Leader is an...
  • Section HC2405F1626B34708B58302445BF9201C: 3. Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Government Operations Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 22, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Smucker, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Kim of California, …

Jun 22, 2023

Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment

Jun 22, 2023

Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means …

Jan 27, 2023

Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Tenney, …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
5 mentions across 1 clause
-5 negative

Iranian President Office and cabinet officials, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian Supreme Leader Office and officials

Trade
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Persons and businesses transacting with sanctioned Iranian entities

Advocacy Groups
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Human rights advocates and Iranian democracy protesters

3/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Government Operations Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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