3.0.0 4173 2022-02-03T05:57:14Z 2022-02-03T05:57:14Z House H HR 2012-03-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE of California:H.R. 4173.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H1305]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-03-08T14:57:45Z 2012-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2012-03-08 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2012-03-08 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2012-03-08 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2012-03-08 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2012-03-08 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-03-08 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2012-03-08 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-03-08 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2012-03-08 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2012-03-26 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2012-03-26 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2012-03-27 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2012-03-27 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2012-03-27 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2012-03-27 False E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2012-03-27 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2012-03-27 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2012-03-27 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2012-03-27 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2012-03-27 False D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 2012-03-28 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2012-04-18 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2012-04-18 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 2012-04-18 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2012-04-18 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2012-04-18 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2012-04-18 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2012-06-06 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2012-06-26 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2012-07-26 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-08-02 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2012-09-20 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-09-20 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2012-09-21 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2012-10-02 False International Affairs Afghanistan Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Executive agency funding and structure Human rights International organizations and cooperation Iran Middle East Military operations and strategy Nuclear power Nuclear weapons War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2012-03-08 Introduced in House 2012-03-09T17:33:17Z Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act - Directs the President to appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy who shall: (1) seek to ease tensions and normalize relations between the United States and Iran, (2) lead U.S. diplomatic efforts with regard to Iran, and (3) act as liaison with U.S. and international intelligence agencies.

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) rescind the no contact policy with Iran, and (2) establish an office in the Department of State to support the work of the representative or special envoy.

]]> Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act Short Titles as Introduced Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act Display Title Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the President of the United States to appoint a high-level United States representative or special envoy for Iran for the purpose of ensuring that the United States pursues all diplomatic avenues to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, to avoid a war with Iran, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4173ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4173ih.xml 2012-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.