[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H3954-H3957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TEHRAN INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE ACT
Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill
(H.R. 6230) to designate certain individuals as specially designated
global terrorists, as amended.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 6230
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 ``Tehran Incitement to
Violence Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Abdolmajid Kharghani, a hardline cleric and Quranic
studies expert, reportedly revealed an online fundraising
campaign to the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Khargani
claimed in a state-television appearance that this could be
achieved in Europe with $10-$20 million.
(2) Following Abdolmajid Khargani's remarks, the website
THAAR.IR was launched to crowdsource funding to execute the
aforementioned assassination attempts, which has since
claimed to have raised more than $20 million. This figure and
fund have not been independently verified.
(3) During and following the 12-Day War against the Islamic
Republic of Iran's nuclear, missile, and military facilities,
Iranian clerics and various other political and religious
figures have variously described U.S. President Donald Trump
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as being a
``Mohareb'' (one who wares against God), a ``Mahdur al-Dam''
(one whose blood must be spilled), a ``Mufsid fil-Arz'' (a
spreader of corruption on earth), and a ``Kafir Harbi'' (a
waring infidel) all of which under Islamic Law (Sharia)
invite violence against the offender.
(4) Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri has reportedly issued a
fatwa against President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and
others charging them with the crime of Moharebeh which under
the Islamic penal system has had various punishments
throughout which include the death penalty, crucifixion,
cross amputation, and exile. Under the laws of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, this charge carries the death penalty.
(5) Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, a senior member of the
Assembly of Experts, reportedly issued a fatwa charging
President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and others, with
the crime of Moharebeh.
(6) Alireza Panahian, a senior member of the Office of
Supreme Leader, is an extremist cleric affiliated with--
(A) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;
(B) the IRGC's intelligence-security apparatus, which is
involved in gross human rights violations in Iran and
proliferating terrorism abroad;
(C) the inner ring of Mojtaba Khamenei's personal network;
and
(D) the so-called ``Habib Circle'', one of the regime's
highest informal security-intelligence networks, which has
committed human rights violations and is involved in
terrorist activities.
(7) Alireza Panahian has publicly endorsed and propagated
the fatwas of Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi, a member of
Iran's Assembly of Experts and an illicit profiteer in Iran's
sugar market, and Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani, disciple
and former representative in Europe of Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini, including their characterization of President Trump
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a ``Moharebeh''--an
offense that, under Iranian law, can carry the death penalty.
(8) Alireza Panahian serves as a leading figure in the
IRGC's indoctrination system and is described by analysts as
one of the main ideological architects of its militarized,
apocalyptic Mahdism doctrine.
(9) Within hardline currents of Iran's post-1979 political-
religious establishment--especially IRGC-linked Mahdist
ideology--Mahdism is interpreted as requiring the destruction
of Israel as a prelude to the return of the Hidden 12th Imam.
(10) Ayatollah Abbas Kaabi, a member of the leadership
committee of the Assembly of Experts, an affiliate with the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and is described as a key
figure in the establishment of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and who
possesses extensive ties to Iran-backed Shia militias in
Iraq, has publicly endorsed the charge of Moharebeh against
President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and others.
(11) Ahmad Khatami, a member of the Guardian Council and
Assembly of Experts and Interim Friday Prayer Leader of
Tehran, has been sanctioned by the European Union for human
rights abuses due to his egregious conduct and is reported to
have called for the executions of President Donald J. Trump
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
(12) Mohsen Araki, a member of the Assembly of Experts and
Expediency Council and the Supreme Leader's former
representative to the United Kingdom and head of the Islamic
Center of England, has threated President Donald J. Trump and
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by saying ``their lives and
property are no longer protected''.
(13) Mohsen Araki declared the United States Government,
including President Donald J. Trump, as a ``hostile infidel
government by all Muslims''.
(14) The Qom Seminary, and including the organization's
head Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, has endorsed Moharebeh Fatwas
against President Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netenyahu, and others. Statements released through Qom's
Seminary's press office and signed by hundreds to thousands
of clerics, professors, and students describe President
Donald J. Trump's ``blood wealth'' as religiously
permissible, effectively signaling their willingness to see
the fatwa carried out.
(15) These Fatwas and charges of Moharebeh by senior
clerical leaders from Iran's state-linked clerical
institutions and religious leaders are a clear incitement of
violence and consequently endanger the lives of President
Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, thus
imperiling the national security of the United States and
Israel.
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION ON CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR IMPOSITION
OF SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, not later than 2 years thereafter, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a determination as to whether the foreign persons
described in subsection (b) meet the criteria for sanctions
described in subsection (c) based on their role in issuing
and amplifying fatwas advocating for violence, including as
the fatwas relate to the deaths of President Donald J. Trump,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and other
political leaders.
(b) Foreign Persons Described.--The foreign persons
described in this subsection include the following:
(1) Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi.
(2) Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani.
(3) Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri.
(4) Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani.
(5) Alireza Panahian.
(6) Ayatollah Abbas Kaabi.
(7) Abdolmajid Kharghani.
(8) Ahmad Khatami.
(9) Mohsen Araki.
(10) Ayatollah Alireza Arafi.
(11) Qom Seminary (Howzeh Elmieh Qom).
(12) Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
(13) Assembly of Experts.
(14) Expediency and Discernment Council.
(15) Guardian Council.
(16) Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda.
(17) Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom (Jaameh Modaresin
Howzeh Elmieh Qom).
(18) Hojjat al-Eslam Amin Assadpour.
(c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all
authorities granted under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent
necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property
and interests in property of foreign persons described in
subsection (b) if such property and interests in property are
in the United States, come within the United States, or come
within the possession or control of a United States person.
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in
subsection (b) shall be--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive 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 visa or other entry documentation of
any alien described in subsection (b) shall be revoked
regardless of the issue date of the visa or other entry
documentation.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i)
shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i))--
(I) take effect immediately; and
(II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation
that is in the possession of the alien.
(d) Penalties.--Any person that violates, or attempts to
violate, subsection (c) or any regulation, license, or order
issued pursuant to that subsection, shall be subject to the
penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206
of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1705) to the
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same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(e) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of
sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person
if, not later than 15 days after the date on which the waiver
is to take effect, the President submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a written determination and
justification that the waiver is in the national security
interests of the United States.
(f) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702
and 1704) to carry out any amendments made by this section.
(g) Regulations.--The President shall, not later than 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act, promulgate
regulations as necessary for the implementation of this Act.
(h) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions under
this section shall not apply to any activity subject to the
reporting requirements under title V of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized
intelligence activities of the United States.
(2) Exception to comply with international obligations and
for law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under this section
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or
paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
(A) 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; or
(B) to carry out or assist authorized law enforcement
activity in the United States.
(3) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
(A) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose
sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the
authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the
importation of goods.
(B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good''
means any article, natural or manmade substance, material,
supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test
equipment, and excluding technical data.
(i) Termination of Sanctions.--This section shall cease to
be effective beginning on the date that is 30 days after the
date on which the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the Government of Iran no
longer repeatedly provides support for international
terrorism as determined by the Secretary of State pursuant
to--
(1) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act
of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A));
(2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2371);
(3) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2780); or
(4) any other provision of law.
(j) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate;
(2) the term ``foreign person''--
(A) means an individual or entity that is not a United
States person; and
(B) includes a foreign state (as such term is defined in
section 1603 of title 28, United States Code);
(3) the term ``Government of Iran'' has the meaning given
such term in section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal
Regulations, as such section was in effect on January 1,
2021; and
(4) the term ``United States person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a permanent resident alien of the United States;
(C) an entity organized under the laws of the United States
or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a
foreign branch of such an entity; or
(D) a person in the United States.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Mast) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Bera) each
will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
General Leave
Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include
extraneous material on H.R. 6230.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Florida?
There was no objection.
Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, this legislation addresses a simple but important
question: When senior officials of the Iranian regime call for
violence, incite terrorism, or encourage attacks against Americans and
our allies, are we using every tool available to hold them accountable?
Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. It has armed,
funded, and directed terrorist proxies across the Middle East. It has
targeted American servicemembers, threatened U.S. officials, and
plotted attacks abroad.
In the 30 months prior to Operation Epic Fury, there were over 350
attacks by Iran against the United States of America. Yet many of the
individuals and institutions responsible for this conduct continue to
operate because of weak sanctions.
H.R. 6230 addresses that problem. This bill requires the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of the Treasury to regularly assess whether key
Iranian leaders, clerics, and Iran-backed proxies meet the criteria for
designation under existing U.S. terrorism, human rights, and sanctions
authorities.
This legislation does not create new sanctions programs. It does not
mandate designations. Instead, it ensures that the administration
conducts regular, transparent reviews and reports its findings to
Congress so that we can determine whether the existing authorities are
being fully utilized.
I thank the sponsors of this legislation for their leadership in
advancing this important measure. I urge my colleagues to support H.R.
6230, and I reserve the balance of my time.
House of Representatives,
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Washington, DC, May 28, 2026.
Hon. Brian Mast,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Mast: The Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform agrees to be discharged from further
consideration of H.R. 6230, the Tehran Incitement to Violence
Act, so that it may proceed expeditiously to the House Floor.
By foregoing consideration of H.R. 6230 at this time, I do
not waive any jurisdiction over the subject matter contained
in this or similar legislation, and I ask to be appropriately
consulted and involved on this or similar legislation as it
moves forward. I also would seek appointment of an
appropriate number of conferees from my committee to any
House-Senate conference on this legislation.
I ask that you place a copy of our exchange of letters on
this bill in the bill report filed by the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and in the Congressional Record during House
floor consideration thereof. I appreciate your cooperation
regarding this bill and look forward to future opportunities
to work together on matters of shared jurisdiction.
Sincerely,
James Comer,
Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC, June 8, 2026.
Hon. James Comer,
Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Comer: Thank you for consulting with the
Foreign Affairs Committee and agreeing to be discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 6230, the Tehran Incitement to
Violence Act, so that the measure may proceed expeditiously
to the House floor.
I agree that your forgoing further action on this measure
does not in any way diminish or alter the jurisdiction of
your committee, or prejudice its jurisdictional prerogatives
on this measure or similar legislation in the future. I would
support your effort to seek appointment of an appropriate
number of conferees from your committee to any House-Senate
conference on this legislation.
I will seek to place our letters on this bill into the
Congressional Record during floor consideration. I appreciate
your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward
to continuing to work together as this measure moves through
the legislative process.
Sincerely,
Brian Mast,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on the Judiciary,
Washington, DC, May 29, 2026
Hon. Brian Mast,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Mast: I write regarding H.R. 6230, the Tehran
Incitement to Violence Act. Provisions of this bill fall
within the Judiciary Committee's Rule X jurisdiction, and I
appreciate that you consulted with us on those provisions.
The Judiciary Committee agrees that it shall be discharged
from further consideration of the bill so that it may proceed
expeditiously to the House floor.
The Committee takes this action with the understanding that
forgoing further consideration of this measure does not in
any way alter the Committee's jurisdiction or waive
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any future jurisdictional claim over these provisions or
their subject matter. We also reserve the right to seek
appointment of an appropriate number of conferees in the
event of a conference with the Senate involving this measure
or similar legislation.
I ask that you please insert this letter in the
Congressional Record during consideration of this measure on
the House floor. I appreciate the cooperative manner in which
our committees have worked on this matter, and I look forward
to working collaboratively in the future on matters of shared
jurisdiction. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Jim Jordan,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC, June 8, 2026.
Hon. Jim Jordan,
Chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Jordan: Thank you for consulting with the
Foreign Affairs Committee and agreeing to be discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 6230, the Tehran Incitement to
Violence Act, so that the measure may proceed expeditiously
to the House floor.
I agree that your forgoing further action on this measure
does not in any way diminish or alter the jurisdiction of
your committee, or prejudice its jurisdictional prerogatives
on this measure or similar legislation in the future. I would
support your effort to seek appointment of an appropriate
number of conferees from your committee to any House-Senate
conference on this legislation.
I will seek to place our letters on this bill into the
Congressional Record during floor consideration. I appreciate
your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward
to continuing to work together as this measure moves through
the legislative process.
Sincerely,
Brian Mast,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Financial Services,
Washington, DC, June 8, 2026.
Hon. Brian Mast,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Mast: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6230, the Tehran Incitement to Violence Act. There are
certain provisions in the legislation that fall within the
jurisdiction of the Committee on Financial Services.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill,
I am willing to waive the Financial Services Committee's
consideration of the bill. I do so with the understanding
that by waiving consideration of the bill, the Financial
Services Committee does not waive any future jurisdictional
claim over the subject matters contained in the bill that
fall within its jurisdiction. I request that you urge the
Speaker to name members of this committee to any conference
committee that is named to consider such provisions.
Please include this letter in the committee report on H.R.
6230 or in the Congressional Record during consideration of
the bill on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
French Hill,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Washington, DC, June 8, 2026.
Hon. French Hill,
Chairman, Committee on Financial Services,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Hill: Thank you for consulting with the
Foreign Affairs Committee and agreeing to be discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 6230, the Tehran Incitement to
Violence Act, so that the measure may proceed expeditiously
to the House floor.
I agree that your forgoing further action on this measure
does not in any way diminish or alter the jurisdiction of
your committee, or prejudice its jurisdictional prerogatives
on this measure or similar legislation in the future. I would
support your effort to seek appointment of an appropriate
number of conferees from your committee to any House-Senate
conference on this legislation.
I will seek to place our letters on this bill into the
Congressional Record during floor consideration. I appreciate
your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward
to continuing to work together as this measure moves through
the legislative process.
Sincerely,
Brian Mast,
Chairman.
House of Representatives,
Committee on Ways and Means,
Washington, DC, June 8, 2026.
Hon. Brian Mast,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Mast, I am writing with respect to H.R. 6230,
the ``Tehran Incitement to Violence Act.'' As you are aware,
the Committee on Ways and Means was granted an additional
referral on this bill. I agree to forego action on this bill
so that it may proceed expeditiously to the House floor for
consideration.
The Committee on Ways and Means takes this action with the
mutual understanding that we do not waive any jurisdiction
over the subject matter contained in this or similar
legislation, and the Committee will be appropriately
consulted and involved as the bill or similar legislation
moves forward so that w? may address any remaining issues
that fall within our jurisdiction. The Committee also
reserves the right to seek appointment of an appropriate
number of conferees to any House-Senate conference involving
this or similar legislation, and requests your support for
such request.
Finally, I would appreciate your response to this letter
confirming this understanding and would ask that a copy of
our exchange of letters on this matter be included in the
Congressional Record during floor consideration of H.R. 6230.
Sincerely,
Jason Smith,
Chairman.
House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC, June 8, 2026.
Hon. Jason Smith
Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means,
Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: Thank you for consulting with the
Foreign Affairs Committee and agreeing to be discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 6230, the Tehran Incitement to
Violence Act, so that the measure may proceed expeditiously
to the House floor.
I agree that your forgoing further action on this measure
does not in any way diminish or alter the jurisdiction of
your committee, or prejudice its jurisdictional prerogatives
on this measure or similar legislation in the future. I would
support your effort to seek appointment of an appropriate
number of conferees from your committee to any House-Senate
conference on this legislation.
I will seek to place our letters on this bill into the
Congressional Record during floor consideration. I appreciate
your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward
to continuing to work together as this measure moves through
the legislative process.
Sincerely,
Brian Mast,
Chairman.
Mr. BERA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of passage of H.R. 6230, a bill that
seeks to apply standard International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or
IEEPA, property-blocking sanctions against a set of Iranian religious
and government figures, as well as the institutions they represent, who
have publicly threatened the life of the President of the United States
and allied leaders.
No matter my disagreement with the President and his policies, these
threats are unacceptable.
The bill also includes reasonable waiver authorities that allow the
executive branch to scale these sanctions up or down, preserving
diplomatic leverage.
To be clear, many of the sanctions' targets, and in some cases their
entire networks, are already subject to U.S. sanctions under current
authorities. Additional listings may feel satisfying, but they will not
on their own cause a meaningful change in Iran's calculus or behavior.
Sanctions by themselves are not a strategy, and they are not a
substitute for one.
What we need from the Trump administration is an end to this costly
war, followed by a clear articulation on an Iran strategy that protects
the American people, supports our partners, and restores credible
diplomacy.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self), the chairman of the Subcommittee on
Europe.
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 6230, the
Tehran Incitement to Violence Act.
This bill would require a sanctions determination for Iranian
clerics, organizations, and regime-linked entities for issuing and
amplifying fatwas that explicitly call for the deaths of political
leaders.
These sanctions would include property-blocking sanctions and total
immigration bans to deter such deadly incitement.
By passing this bill, Congress sends an unmistakable message: The
United States will never accept death threats.
I thank Chairman Mast and Ranking Member Meeks for supporting this
commonsense, bipartisan bill in markup.
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Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. BERA. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the
balance of my time for the purpose of closing.
Mr. Speaker, I support this bill because threats made against the
United States President and others by those this legislation targets
are completely unacceptable.
I encourage my colleagues to support this measure, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
The Iranian regime and its affiliates have spent decades spreading
terror, exporting instability, and threatening the United States of
America and our allies.
H.R. 6230 ensures that those responsible are not overlooked in any
way and that the administration continually evaluates whether they
should be held accountable under existing U.S. law.
This is a commonsense measure, strengthens oversight, reinforces
deterrence, and supports our broader effort to counter Iran's malign
activities.
I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 6230, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mast) that the House suspend the rules and
pass the bill, H.R. 6230, as amended.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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