HR5923-118

Passed House

To impose restrictions on correspondent and payable-through accounts in the United States with respect to Chinese financial institutions that conduct transactions involving the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 11, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To impose restrictions on correspondent and payable-through accounts in the United States with respect to Chinese financial institutions that conduct transactions involving the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Finance, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients 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, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE5147043FFFD4E26B2ECB3228E7C2EBA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023.
  • Section H95DFCFB5D6A748E7853C3EA9C76041B1: 2. Sanctions on foreign financial institutions with respect to the purchase of petroleum products and unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran Section 1245(d) of the...

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To impose restrictions on correspondent and payable-through accounts in the United States with respect to Chinese financial institutions that conduct transactions involving the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy, Finance, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To impose restrictions on correspondent and payable-through accounts in the United States with respect to Chinese financial institutions that conduct transactions involving the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy Finance Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 19, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. De …

Dec 19, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services

Oct 25, 2023 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Oct 11, 2023

Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Donalds, and Mr. …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

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

Oil & Gas
5 mentions across 3 clauses
+2 positive -3 negative

Iranian oil exporters, U.S. domestic oil producers

Positive-direction: U.S. domestic oil producers

Negative-direction: Iranian oil exporters

Financial Services
4 mentions across 3 clauses
-4 negative

Chinese financial institutions, Foreign banks financing Iranian UAV purchases

Defense
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Iranian drone manufacturers

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy Finance Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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