[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2938 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2938

  To prohibit the termination of United States sanctions against Iran 
  unless and until all United States citizens imprisoned in Iran have 
     been released to the custody of the United States Government.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2021

 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Wilson of South 
   Carolina, Mr. Steube, Mr. Buck, Ms. Malliotakis, Ms. Salazar, Ms. 
   Tenney, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the termination of United States sanctions against Iran 
  unless and until all United States citizens imprisoned in Iran have 
     been released to the custody of the United States Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Putting Americans First Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF UNITED STATES SANCTIONS AGAINST 
              IRAN.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sanctions imposed by 
the United States against Iran may not be waived, suspended, reduced, 
or otherwise terminated unless and until the President certifies to 
Congress that all United States citizens imprisoned in Iran have been 
released to the custody of the United States Government.
                                 <all>