H.R. 589MAHSA Act

1 recorded action296 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Jim Banks [R-IN-03]
Cosponsors: 128 · 68 Republicans · 60 Democrats
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee · and 2 more
Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

IntroducedJan 27, 2023
Passed the HouseSep 12, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act or the MAHSA Act

This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons (individuals and entities) affiliated with Iran.

The President must periodically make determinations about whether certain existing sanctions apply to specified foreign persons and impose the applicable sanctions, including determinations concerning (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran and any official in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, (2) the President of Iran and any official in the Office of the President of Iran, and (3) any entity overseen by the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran which is complicit in supporting human rights abuses or terrorism.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 589 as passed House on Sep 12, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 384

House Sep 12, 2023

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

MAHSA Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

410 Yea 3 Nay 20 not voting

Crossed both parties 3 of 413 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members433 members

Democratic212 members

Republican221 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors128 · 68 Republicans · 60 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 589 and vote against it. 18 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 589MAHSA Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 384

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors128 · 68 Republicans · 60 Democrats

H.R. 589MAHSA Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 384

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors128 · 68 Republicans · 60 Democrats

Who lobbied on H.R. 5895 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 5895 organizations