3.0.0 3832 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z House H HR 2009-10-15 111 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-10-15T14:04:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-10-15T14:04:29Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-10-15T14:04:28Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-10-15T14:03:52Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-10-15T14:03:51Z 2009-10-15 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-10-15 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-10-15 Referred to House Armed Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2009-10-15 Referred to House Financial Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2009-10-15 Referred to House Foreign Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2009-10-15 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 N B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2009-10-29 False L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2009-10-29 False B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2009-10-29 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2009-10-29 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2009-10-29 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2009-10-29 False A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2009-10-29 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 52 2009-10-29 False B001256 Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Michele Bachmann R MN 6 2009-10-29 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 16 2009-10-29 False L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 9 2009-10-29 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2009-10-29 False K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2009-10-29 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2009-10-29 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2009-10-29 False C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2009-11-19 False M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2009-11-19 False C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2009-11-19 False G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2009-11-19 False H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2009-11-19 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2009-11-19 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2009-11-19 False C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] John Campbell R CA 48 2009-11-19 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2009-11-19 False F000453 Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] Mary Fallin R OK 5 2009-11-19 False International Affairs Afghanistan Arab-Israeli relations Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Electric power generation and transmission Foreign and international banking Human rights International monetary system and foreign exchange Iran Iraq Israel Land transfers Middle East Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Military readiness Nuclear weapons Oil and gas Russia Sanctions Technology transfer and commercialization Terrorism Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments International Affairs 00 2009-10-15 Introduced in House 2009-10-21T20:22:05Z Peace Through Strength Act of 2009 - Sets forth congressional findings regarding: (1) Iranian support for terrorism, (2) Iran's ballistic missile fleet; (3) Iran's nuclear program; (4) the threat to the United States of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack; (5) Iran's dependence on petroleum imports; and (6) Iranian human rights violations.

Sets forth U.S. policy regarding normalization of relations with Iran.

Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to encourage foreign governments to: (1) direct state-owned entities to cease all investment in Iran's energy sector and all exports of refined petroleum resources to Iran; and (2) persuade, and where possible, require private entities to cease all investment in Iran's energy sector and all exports of refined petroleum resources to Iran.

Directs the President, with respect to sanctions against Iran, to (1) reduce the dollar threshold for imposition of sanctions against persons making investments that contribute to Iran's petroleum resource development; (2) enlarge the scope of activities that trigger sanctions against persons providing Iran with petroleum resources which contribute to Iran's ability to develop chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons; (3) impose sanctions against persons importing Iranian goods or services other than news publications into the United States or exporting to Iran goods or technology for other than humanitarian purposes; and (4) include among listed sanctions foreign exchange, banking, and property transaction prohibitions.

States that the United States is capable, willing, and ready to use military force to prevent Iran from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapons capability.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) develop military options to prevent Iran's development or deployment of a nuclear weapons capability; and (2) submit a related annual report to the appropriate congressional committees.

]]> Peace Through Strength Act of 2009 Display Title Peace Through Strength Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To enhance the effectiveness of United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include refined petroleum, require the Secretary of Defense to develop and maintain viable military options to prevent the successful development or deployment of a nuclear weapons capability by the Government of Iran, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Peace Through Strength Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3832ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3832ih.xml 2009-10-15 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.