[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8220 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8220
To nullify Iran-related General License U, ``Authorizing the Delivery
and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded
on Vessels as of March 20, 2026'', and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2026
Mr. Latimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, 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 nullify Iran-related General License U, ``Authorizing the Delivery
and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded
on Vessels as of March 20, 2026'', and for other purposes.
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 ``No Oil Profiteering to Enrich Iran
Act'' or ``NOPE Act''.
SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF IRAN-RELATED GENERAL LICENSE U.
(a) In General.--Effective beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act, Iran-related General License U, ``Authorizing the Delivery
and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded
on Vessels as of March 20, 2026'', issued by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, shall have no force
or effect.
(b) Future Licenses.--The Secretary of Treasury may not authorize
any transactions otherwise prohibited by law that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude
oil or petroleum products of Iran.
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions
described in subsection (b) with respect to any Iranian person that
engages in the following:
(1) Oil and gas extraction.
(2) Oil and gas refinement or production.
(3) Maritime transportation of oil and gas or other
petroleum products.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Asset blocking.--Notwithstanding the requirements of
section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise all powers granted
to the President by that Act to the extent necessary to block
and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in
property of the person if such property and interests in
property are in the United States, come within the United
States, or are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(2) Visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) In general.--An alien who the Secretary of
State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a
designee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or has
reason to believe, is described in subsection (a) is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible for a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The issuing consular
officer, the Secretary of State, or the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee
of one of such Secretaries) shall, in
accordance with section 221(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry
documentation issued to an alien described in
subparagraph (A) regardless of when the visa or
other entry documentation is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation
under clause (i)--
(I) shall take effect immediately;
and
(II) shall automatically cancel any
other valid visa or entry documentation
that is in the alien's possession.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect
to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien
into the United States is necessary to permit the United States
to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United
Nations and the United States, or other applicable
international obligations.
(2) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian
assistance.--Sanctions under this section may not be imposed
with respect to transactions or the facilitation of
transactions for--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, or medical devices;
(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance;
(C) financial transactions relating to humanitarian
assistance; or
(D) transporting goods or services that are
necessary to carry out operations relating to
humanitarian assistance.
(3) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and
national security activities.--Sanctions under this section
shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law
enforcement, or national security activities of the United
States.
(d) Classified Information.--In any judicial review of a
determination made under this section, if the determination was based
on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified
Information Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the
reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer
or imply any right to judicial review.
(e) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and
205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section.
(2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person
that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or
causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this
section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a
person who commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a)
of that Act.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON IRANIAN OIL.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter for three years, the
Secretary of State in consultation with the heads of other Federal
departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the impact of the
closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Iranian oil.
(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include an
analysis of the impact of Iran-related General License U, ``Authorizing
the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian
Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026'', issued by the Office
of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and any
extensions or successors thereof on the following:
(1) The volume and sale price of Iranian crude and refined
oil product exports.
(2) The revenue earned by the Government of the Iran or
state-affiliated or state-owned entities through exports of oil
products, including the premium earned on Iranian oil as a
result of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the
subsequent fallout thereof.
(3) Iranian oil production levels as of April 2026.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
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