S 4924 United States Senate · 117th Congress

PUNISH Act of 2022

Summary

Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act of 2022 or the PUNISH Act of 2022 This bill extends sanctions and national emergencies related to Iran established by specified executive orders and limits the authority of the President to waive sanctions related to Iran. The bill requires the Department of State to periodically report whether Iran or any foreign person has supported specified activities, including murder or politically motivated detention in Iran of a U.S. citizen.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Sep 22, 2022 Last action Sep 22, 2022

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Sep 22, 2022

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

upper

Sep 22, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Cindy Hyde-Smith

James M. Inhofe