[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 862 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 862

    Urging members of the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization to refuse airport access to Iranian airlines sanctioned by 
   the United States, to encourage these members to apply sanctions 
             against such airlines, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2023

Mr. Self submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, 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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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Urging members of the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization to refuse airport access to Iranian airlines sanctioned by 
   the United States, to encourage these members to apply sanctions 
             against such airlines, and for other purposes.

Whereas Iranian airlines Mahan Air, Iran Air, Saha Airlines, and Qeshm Air are 
        all sanctioned by the United States for their complicity in Iran's 
        status as the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world;
Whereas, on September 19, 2022, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry 
        and Security (BIS) identified three cargo aircraft operated by Mahan 
        Air, Iran Air, and Qeshm Fars Air in violation of General Prohibition 10 
        of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for transporting Iranian-
        made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia;
Whereas Mahan Air has been on the Denied Persons List since March 2008, and a 
        separate BIS-issued Temporary Denial Order (TDO) remains in effect;
Whereas Iran has supplied Russia with Mohajer-6 and Shahed variant UAVs, 
        including Shahed-136 UAV loitering munitions, which have been used to 
        destroy United States equipment and attack Ukrainians;
Whereas a Ukrainian official claimed that ``planned terrorist acts against 
        Israeli citizens are one of the conditions for the transfer of Iranian 
        drones to Russia'';
Whereas, on September 27, 2022, Russian military forces fired at least ten 
        Iranian Shahad-136 model drones over the Ukrainian city of Uman, where 
        tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews, including from Israel, make the 
        pilgrimage each year for Rosh Hashanah;
Whereas international flights on Mahan Air, Iran Air, and Qeshm Air originating 
        from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport have landed in London, 
        Paris, Barcelona, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Milan, Rome, Rimini, 
        Belgrade, Munich, Vienna, Gothenborg, Moscow, Varna, Istanbul, Izmir, 
        Bodrum, Denizli, Ankara, Batumi, Tbilisi, Baku, Yerevan, and other 
        locations across Eurasia;
Whereas airports that allow permit access and usage by these sanctioned airlines 
        are possibly supporting companies proliferating Iranian weaponry to 
        Russia for the purpose of attacking Ukraine;
Whereas airports that allow usage for these sanctioned airlines are endangering 
        stakeholders by risking the introduction of prohibited materials used in 
        warfare or terrorist attacks to enter their facilities; and
Whereas Mahan Air, Iran Air, and Qeshm Air were used by Iran to transport 
        weapons and fighters to prop up the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad at 
        the height of the regime's repression; Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) advises members of the European Union (EU) and North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to consider the risks of 
        doing business with companies that facilitate Iran's global 
        sponsorship of terrorism;
            (2) reminds airports across the international community of 
        sanctions imposed by the United States against Mahan Air, Iran 
        Air, Saha Airlines, and Qeshm Air, which could be applied to 
        individuals or entities that provide material support to 
        sanctioned entities;
            (3) thanks the Council of the EU for Implementing 
        Regulation 2023/2196 concerning restrictive measures against 
        Iran, including Qeshm Air;
            (4) urges the Council of the EU, member governments of the 
        EU and member states of NATO to deny airport access and apply 
        sanctions with respect to Mahan Air, Iran Air, Saha Airlines, 
        and Qeshm Fars Air; and
            (5) requests the Department of State, the Department of the 
        Treasury, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Office 
        of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury to 
        conduct outreach to EU member governments and airports within 
        EU member states with informational briefings on the dangers of 
        doing business with such sanctioned airlines.
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