TOOMAJ Act
HR 8586, the TOOMAJ Act, mandates U.S. sanctions against Iranian judges and prosecutors in the Islamic Revolutionary Courts who oversee cases involving political prisoners. It requires the President to annually determine and impose sanctions - using existing authorities like Executive Order 13818 - on officials involved in inhumane treatment, torture, or unfair trials of protesters and dissidents. The bill targets those handling cases stemming from Iran's crackdown on the Woman Life Freedom movement, following documented abuses like coerced confessions and executions. It aims to hold accountable judicial figures facilitating human rights violations, as detailed in the UN Fact-Finding Mission's 2024 report.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
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Introduced May 31, 2024
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
lower
May 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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.
lower
May 31, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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