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Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009

Short Titles as Introduced

Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (2)

Date Actions Overview
10/14/2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 6 (Roll no. 776).(text: CR 10/13/2009 H11191-11192)
03/05/2009Introduced in House

All Actions (16)

Date Chamber All Actions
10/15/2009SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
10/14/2009-3:27pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/14/2009-3:27pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 6 (Roll no. 776). (text: CR 10/13/2009 H11191-11192)
10/14/2009-3:15pmHouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11351-11352)
10/13/2009-3:54pmHouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
10/13/2009-3:49pmHouseDEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1327.
10/13/2009-3:36pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1327.
10/13/2009-3:36pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11191-11195)
10/13/2009-3:36pmHouseMr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/28/2009HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Financial Services
04/28/2009HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Financial Services
04/28/2009HouseSubcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade Discharged.
03/12/2009HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
Action By: House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
03/05/2009HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
03/05/2009HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
03/05/2009HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (257)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]* 03/05/2009
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]* 03/05/2009
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]* 03/05/2009
Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] 03/16/2009
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] 03/16/2009
Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1] 03/16/2009
Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] 03/16/2009
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] 03/18/2009
Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] 03/18/2009
Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] 03/18/2009
Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] 03/18/2009
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] 03/18/2009
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] 03/18/2009
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] 03/18/2009
Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] 03/19/2009
Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] 03/19/2009
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] 03/19/2009
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] 03/19/2009
Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] 03/19/2009
Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] 03/19/2009
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] 03/19/2009
Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3] 03/23/2009
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] 03/23/2009
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] 03/26/2009
Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] 03/26/2009
Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] 03/26/2009
Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] 03/26/2009
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] 03/26/2009
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] 03/26/2009
Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] 03/26/2009
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] 03/26/2009
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] 03/26/2009
Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] 03/26/2009
Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] 03/26/2009
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] 03/30/2009
Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] 03/30/2009
Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] 03/30/2009
Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] 03/30/2009
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] 03/30/2009
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 03/30/2009
Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] 03/30/2009
Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] 03/30/2009
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] 04/01/2009
Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] 04/01/2009
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] 04/01/2009
Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] 04/01/2009
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] 04/01/2009
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] 04/01/2009
Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] 04/01/2009
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] 04/01/2009
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] 04/01/2009
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] 04/21/2009
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] 04/21/2009
Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] 04/21/2009
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] 04/21/2009
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 04/21/2009
Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] 04/21/2009
Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] 04/21/2009
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] 04/21/2009
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 04/21/2009
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] 04/21/2009
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] 04/21/2009
Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] 04/21/2009
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] 04/21/2009
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] 04/21/2009
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] 04/21/2009
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] 04/21/2009
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] 04/21/2009
Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] 04/21/2009
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] 04/21/2009
Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13] 04/21/2009
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] 04/21/2009
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] 04/21/2009
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] 04/21/2009
Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] 04/21/2009
Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] 04/21/2009
Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] 04/21/2009
Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] 04/21/2009
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] 04/22/2009
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] 04/22/2009
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-3] 04/22/2009
Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] 04/22/2009
Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] 04/22/2009
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] 04/22/2009
Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] 04/22/2009
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] 04/22/2009
Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] 04/27/2009
Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] 04/27/2009
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 04/27/2009
Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] 04/27/2009
Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] 04/27/2009
Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] 04/27/2009
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] 04/27/2009
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] 04/27/2009
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] 04/27/2009
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] 04/27/2009
Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] 04/27/2009
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] 04/27/2009
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] 04/27/2009
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] 04/27/2009
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] 04/27/2009
Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] 04/27/2009
Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11] 04/27/2009
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] 04/27/2009
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] 04/27/2009
Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] 04/27/2009
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] 04/27/2009
Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] 04/28/2009
Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] 04/28/2009
Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] 04/28/2009
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] 04/28/2009
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] 04/28/2009
Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] 04/28/2009
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 04/28/2009
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] 04/28/2009
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] 04/28/2009
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] 04/28/2009
Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] 04/28/2009
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] 04/28/2009
Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] 04/29/2009
Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8] 04/29/2009
Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] 04/29/2009
Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] 04/29/2009
Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] 04/29/2009
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] 04/29/2009
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] 04/29/2009
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] 04/29/2009
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] 04/29/2009
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] 04/29/2009
Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] 04/29/2009
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] 04/29/2009
Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-25] 04/29/2009
Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] 04/29/2009
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] 04/29/2009
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 04/29/2009
Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] 04/29/2009
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] 04/29/2009
Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] 04/29/2009
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] 04/29/2009
Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] 04/29/2009
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] 04/29/2009
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-14] 05/07/2009
Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] 05/07/2009
Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] 05/07/2009
Rep. Childers, Travis [D-MS-1] 05/07/2009
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] 05/07/2009
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] 05/07/2009
Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] 05/07/2009
Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] 05/07/2009
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] 05/07/2009
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] 05/07/2009
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] 05/07/2009
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] 05/07/2009
Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] 05/07/2009
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] 05/07/2009
Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] 05/07/2009
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 05/07/2009
Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] 05/07/2009
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] 05/07/2009
Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] 05/07/2009
Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] 05/07/2009
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 05/07/2009
Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] 05/07/2009
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] 05/07/2009
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] 05/07/2009
Rep. Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2] 05/07/2009
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] 05/07/2009
Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] 05/13/2009
Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] 05/13/2009
Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] 05/13/2009
Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] 05/13/2009
Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] 05/18/2009
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 05/18/2009
Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] 05/18/2009
Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] 05/18/2009
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] 05/18/2009
Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] 05/18/2009
Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] 06/02/2009
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] 06/02/2009
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] 06/02/2009
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] 06/02/2009
Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] 06/04/2009
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] 06/09/2009
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] 06/09/2009
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] 06/17/2009
Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] 06/17/2009
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] 06/17/2009
Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29] 06/26/2009
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] 06/26/2009
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] 07/13/2009
Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] 07/13/2009
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] 07/14/2009
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] 07/14/2009
Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] 07/14/2009
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] 07/14/2009
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] 07/14/2009
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] 07/14/2009
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] 07/14/2009
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] 07/14/2009
Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] 07/21/2009
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] 07/21/2009
Rep. Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [D-MD-1] 07/21/2009
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] 07/21/2009
Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] 07/21/2009
Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] 07/21/2009
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] 07/21/2009
Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] 07/21/2009
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] 07/21/2009
Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] 07/21/2009
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] 07/21/2009
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] 07/21/2009
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] 07/22/2009
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] 07/22/2009
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] 07/22/2009
Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] 07/23/2009
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] 07/23/2009
Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] 07/29/2009
Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] 07/29/2009
Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] 07/29/2009
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 07/29/2009
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] 07/29/2009
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] 07/29/2009
Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] 07/29/2009
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] 07/29/2009
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] 07/29/2009
Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] 07/29/2009
Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] 07/29/2009
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] 07/30/2009
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] 09/08/2009
Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] 09/08/2009
Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] 09/08/2009
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] 09/08/2009
Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] 09/08/2009
Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] 09/08/2009
Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] 09/08/2009
Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] 09/08/2009
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] 09/08/2009
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] 09/14/2009
Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2] 09/14/2009
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] 09/14/2009
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] 09/14/2009
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] 09/29/2009
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] 09/29/2009
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] 09/29/2009
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] 09/29/2009
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] 09/29/2009
Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] 09/29/2009
Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] 10/08/2009
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] 10/08/2009
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] 10/08/2009
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7] 10/08/2009
Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] 10/08/2009
Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] 10/08/2009
Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] 10/13/2009
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] 10/13/2009
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] 10/13/2009
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] 10/13/2009

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Financial Services03/05/2009 Referred to
04/28/2009 Markup by
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs10/15/2009 Referred to

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Passed House amended (10/14/2009)

Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) States that it is the policy of the United States to support the decision of state and local governments and educational institutions to divest from, and to prohibit the investment of assets they control in, persons that the have investments of more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector.

Authorizes a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, or prohibit their investment in, any person that the state or local government determines, using credible information available to the public, engages in certain investment activities in Iran. Specifies such activities as: (1) the investment of $20 million or more in Iran's energy sector; or (2) provision of oil or liquefied natural gas tankers, or products used to construct or maintain pipelines used to transport oil or liquefied natural gas, for that energy sector. Authorizes divestment, as well, from any financial institution which extend $20 million or more in credit to another person, for 45 days or more, if that person will use the credit to invest in Iran's energy sector.

Expresses the sense of Congress that a state or local government should not adopt such measures against such a person unless it has made every effort to avoid erroneously targeting the person and has verified that such person engages in such investment activities.

Declares that any measure of a state or local government authorized under this Act is not preempted by any federal law or regulation.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to shield any registered investment company from civil, criminal, or administrative action based upon its divesting from, or avoiding investing in, securities issued by persons that have invested in Sudan or in Iran.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to shield from treatment as breaching a fiduciary duty any person divesting employee benefit plan assets from, or avoiding investing plan assets in, persons that have engaged in such investment activities in Iran.

(Sec. 7) Terminates this Act 30 days after the President certifies to Congress that the government of Iran has ceased: (1) providing support for acts of international terrorism and no longer satisfies the requirements for designation as a state-sponsor of terrorism; or (2) the pursuit, acquisition, and development of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology.