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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="8947" measure-id="id117hr8947" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-09-21" update-date="2023-09-07">
        <title>PUNISH Act of 2022</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr8947v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2023-09-07">
            <action-date>2022-09-21</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act of 2022 or the PUNISH Act of 2022</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This bill extends sanctions and national emergencies related to Iran established by specified executive orders and limits the authority of the President to waive sanctions related to Iran. The bill requires the Department of State to periodically report whether Iran or any foreign person has supported specified activities, including murder or politically motivated detention in Iran of a U.S. citizen.</p>]]></summary-text>
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