{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-legislation-to-sanction-iranian-missile-development", "Cotton Introduces Legislation to Sanction Iranian Missile Development", "2023-11-16", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353\n\nNovember 16, 2023\n\nCotton Introduces Legislation to Sanction Iranian Missile Development\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced the No ICBMs or Drones for Iran Act, legislation that would strengthen sanctions on Iran\u2019s development and transfer of long-range missiles and drones.\n\nCongresswoman Elise Stefanik (New York-21) is introducing companion legislation in the House.\n\nText of the legislation may be found here.\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration seems content not to do anything to stop Iranian proxies from attacking American troops. But what will we do when Iran gets its hands on missiles that can reach America? This legislation will strengthen necessary sanctions on Iran to better protect America and our allies from their current drone attacks and future missile attacks,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cIran is advancing their pursuit of intercontinental ballistic missiles, arming Hamas and Russia to the teeth with kamikaze drones, and providing its terrorist proxies with weapons that are being used to strike American forces in the Middle East. This must stop. I am proud to join Senator Cotton in leading the No ICBMs or Drones for Iran Act to strengthen sanctions on Iran\u2019s missile and drone programs. Iran\u2019s backing of Hamas and their continuous strikes on U.S. forces make it clear that our current sanctions are not working. To start successfully deterring Iran, we must enhance and enforce sanctions on Tehran and begin investing in our homeland missile defense architecture through the construction of a third missile defense site at Fort Drum,\u201d said Congresswoman Stefanik.\n\nBackground:\n\nUnited Nations\u2019 sanctions that restricted Iran\u2019s missile development expired on October 18th.\n\nThe Biden administration failed to renew the sanctions upon their expiration.\n\nThe legislation would help reestablish the sanctions and prevent Iran from developing missiles.\n\nThe No ICBMs or Drones for Iran Act would:\n\nEstablish the connection between Iran\u2019s space launch vehicles and its pursuit of an ICBM and declares U.S. policy to deny Iran an ICBM capability.\n\nRequire the determination and implementation of sanctions for the IRGC-Aerospace Forces, and a notification to Congress after a missile or space launch vehicle test of the individuals involved.\n\nRequire a report on Iran\u2019s industries contributing to its ICBM program, its cooperation with other countries on its ICBM program, an assessment of steps Iran would need to take to acquire an ICBM, and an assessment of the ability of our homeland missile defense system to intercept an Iranian ICBM.\n\nTighten the language in existing sanction law to clarify the inclusion of Iran\u2019s drones.\n\nRequire a strategy to counter Iranian drone production, transfer to other countries, and to prevent the inclusion of U.S. parts in Iranian drones.\n\nExpand the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to include Iran\u2019s space launch vehicles and drones.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-legislation-to-sanction-iranian-missile-development"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.021393109112978, "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"}