S. 3243 · 115th Congress

Iran Hostage Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Tom Cotton
Introduced
2018-07-19
Latest action
2018-07-19 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Iran Hostage Act

This bill imposes sanctions on Iranian persons who are responsible for politically-motivated harassment, abuse, extortion, arrest, trial, conviction, sentencing, or imprisonment of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens with significant ties to the United States, regardless of whether such actions occurred in Iran.