{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/feinstein-kaine-statement-on-clean-extension-of-the-iran-sanctions-act", "Feinstein, Kaine Statement On Clean Extension Of The Iran Sanctions Act", "2016-12-01", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Tim Kaine", "K000384", "www.kaine.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Feinstein, Kaine Statement On Clean Extension Of The Iran Sanctions Act\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 1, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u00a0Today,\u00a0U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations & Armed Services Committees and co-author of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act,\u00a0released the following statement on\u00a0the unanimous vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), a critical component of the U.S. sanctions architecture against Iran:\r\n\u201cWe voted today to extend ISA because it is consistent with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which we strongly support.\u00a0 In line with the agreement, the President is currently waiving sanctions as Iranian compliance with the deal is tested over the next eight years.\u00a0 Until then, sanctions legislation must remain in place to allow an immediate \u2018snap-back\u2019 should Iran violate the JCPOA.\u00a0 This is not a new sanction, but signals the continued commitment of Congress to vigorously enforce Iran\u2019s compliance with the JCPOA and to make clear that there will be immediate consequences should Iran break the terms of the agreement, including the re-imposition of sanctions.\u00a0 \r\n\u201cToday\u2019s vote is in support of the agreement.\u00a0 All parties to the JCPOA contemplated that sanction statutes would remain in place until the IAEA reaches the conclusion that all nuclear material in Iran remains for peaceful purposes.\u00a0 At that time, Congress is to seek termination of statutory sanctions and Iran will permanently ratify the Additional Protocol.\u00a0 Today, the U.S. and Iran are honoring the agreement, and it would be a significant error for the U.S. to walk away from the agreement in the future.\u201d\r\n###", 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://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/feinstein-kaine-statement-on-clean-extension-of-the-iran-sanctions-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.599038951098919, "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"}