[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5945 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5945

      To reinstate certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2023

   Mr. Meuser (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. 
Donalds, Mr. Mann, Mr. Timmons, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Steil, Mr. Yakym, Mr. 
 Bacon, Mr. Norman, Ms. Tenney, and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) introduced the 
                             following bill

                            October 25, 2023

 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
  Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and 
   Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
      To reinstate certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.

    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 ``Freezing and Halting Any More 
Alleviation of Sanctions Act'' or the ``Freezing HAMAS Act''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO 
              IRAN.

    Any statutory sanctions imposed with respect to Iran pursuant to 
section 1244(c)(1) or 1247(a) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-
Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803(c)(1) and 8806(a)), or 
section 1245(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(1)), that were waived, suspended, 
reduced, or otherwise relieved pursuant to an agreement between the 
United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, including any waiver 
that is the subject of the document entitled ``Waiver of Sanctions with 
Respect to the Transfer of Funds from the Republic of Korea to Qatar'' 
and transmitted to Congress on September 11, 2023, are hereby 
reinstated and any action by the United States Government to facilitate 
the release of funds or assets to Iran pursuant to such agreement, or 
provide any further waiver, suspension, reduction, or other relief 
pursuant to such agreement, is hereby prohibited.
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