{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/house-passes-sinemasupported-legislation-to-cut-off-funds-to-iran-hizballah/", "House Passes Sinema-Supported Legislation to Cut Off Funds to Iran, Hizballah", "2017-10-26", "2017", "2017-10", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Kyrsten Sinema", "S001191", "sinema.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House of Representatives this week passed three bipartisan bills co-sponsored by Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) to increase sanctions and cut off funds to Iran and the Hizballah foreign terrorist organization.\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\u201cTerrorist networks constantly develop new ways to finance their deadly operations, and Hizballah continues to be\u00a0a significant\u00a0threat to the United States and our allies,\u201d said Congresswoman Sinema. \u201cMoney is the lifeblood of any organization. These bipartisan bills are important tools to combat terrorist financing and protect America\u2019s safety and security.\u201d\r\n\t\r\n\t\tThe House of Representatives passed the Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R. 1698), Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (H.R. 3342), and Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act (H.R. 3329), all co-sponsored by Congresswoman Sinema.\r\n\t\r\n\t\tCongresswoman Sinema serves on the House Financial Services\u2019 Terrorism and Illicit Finance subcommittee. In August, the President signed into law the\u00a0Countering America\u2019s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act\u00a0(H.R. 3364), which included legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Sinema to establish a whole-of-government strategy to combat terrorism financing.\r\n\t\r\n\t\tYesterday, the House of Representatives\u00a0passed legislation co-sponsored by Congresswoman Sinema to implement new sanctions on North Korea.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/house-passes-sinemasupported-legislation-to-cut-off-funds-to-iran-hizballah/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9382269345223904, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}