Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
Last recorded step: House, Mar 17, 2026.
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This bill would impose sanctions on foreign entities involved in Iran's petroleum sector and reward information on sanctions evasion.
What it does
This bill proposes to expand sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in the processing, export, or sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. It would require the President to block property and visas for these persons, as well as their corporate officers and subsidiaries, while providing exceptions for humanitarian assistance and the importation of goods. Additionally, the bill would establish an interagency working group to coordinate international sanction enforcement and authorize reward payments for information leading to the identification of persons evading these sanctions.
Who is affected
This bill affects foreign individuals and entities involved in the processing, export, or sale of Iranian petroleum products, as well as their subsidiaries and corporate officers. It also impacts the Department of State, which must establish an interagency working group to coordinate international sanction enforcement. Additionally, individuals who provide information leading to the identification of persons evading these sanctions may be eligible for rewards through an expanded State Department program.
Key provisions
- Sanctions on Iran's petroleum and petrochemical sectors. Requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly engage in transactions involving the processing, export, or sale of oil, gas, or other petrochemical products originating from Iran.
- Sanctions on associated persons and entities. Mandates the imposition of sanctions on certain parties connected to sanctioned individuals or entities, including their subsidiaries and corporate officers.
- Sanctions exceptions for humanitarian aid and goods. Provides specific exemptions for the importation of goods and for transactions conducted to facilitate humanitarian assistance.
- Multilateral coordination on sanctions enforcement. Directs the Department of State to form an interagency working group tasked with establishing a multilateral contact group to coordinate international sanctions enforcement efforts.
- Expansion of State Department rewards program. Authorizes reward payments to individuals who provide information leading to the identification of persons subject to these sanctions or those attempting to evade them.
Fiscal impact
- H.R. 1422, Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025· As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2025
Effective dates
The bill's sanctions apply to foreign persons who knowingly engage in prohibited transactions related to Iranian petroleum products after the date of the bill's enactment.
Relationship to existing law
The bill expands the existing Department of State rewards program by authorizing payments to individuals who provide information leading to the identification of persons violating or evading the sanctions established under this legislation.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to strengthen the enforcement of sanctions against Iran by targeting foreign individuals and entities involved in the country's petroleum and petrochemical sectors. It seeks to disrupt the processing, export, and sale of Iranian energy products through mandatory sanctions, international coordination, and a rewards program for information on sanction evasion.