{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=1ae00fe5-0aa8-47ca-b0c0-3a3c3db67b63", "Rubio, Colleagues Introduce The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Marco Rubio", "R000595", "www.rubio.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senators call for a final agreement that verifiably results in the termination of Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons program and prevents Iran from achieving a nuclear weapon capability.\r\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Joined by 25 Senators, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today introduced the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act, bipartisan legislation proposing prospective sanctions on Iran should the regime violate the interim Joint Plan of Action agreed to in Geneva or should Iran fail to reach a final agreement.\r\nThe legislation was co-sponsored by 26 senators, including: Senators Rubio, Ayotte, Begich, Blumenthal, Blunt, Cardin, Casey, Collins, Coons, Corker, Cornyn, Cruz, Donnelly, Gillibrand, Graham, Hagan, Johanns, Kirk, Landrieu, McCain, Menendez, Moran, Pryor, Roberts, Schumer and Warner.\r\nThe prospective sanctions legislation requires further reductions in purchases of Iranian petroleum and applies additional penalties to strategic elements of the Iranian economy, to include the engineering, mining and construction sectors. Simultaneously, it gives the Administration continued flexibility and up to one year from the conclusion of an implementing agreement to pursue a diplomatic track resulting in the complete and verifiable termination of Iran\u2019s illicit nuclear weapons program.\r\n\u201cAs I\u2019ve said before, I believe that the administration\u2019s agreement with Iran makes a nuclear Iran more, not less likely.\u00a0 However, this bipartisan bill is a first step towards ensuring that there will be serious repercussions for Iran if it violates the agreement made in Geneva or it becomes clear that, as many of us fear, Iran is not serious about fully abandoning its nuclear weapons program,\u201d said Senator Rubio. \u201cEven as I support this bill focused on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, I plan to continue to work with colleagues in Congress next year to find additional ways to ensure that Iran\u2019s continued human rights violations and its sponsorship of terrorism are highlighted and the elements of the Iranian regime responsible are penalized.\u201d\r\n\u201cCurrent sanctions brought Iran to the negotiating table and a credible threat of future sanctions will require Iran to cooperate and act in good faith at the negotiating table,\u201d said Senator Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. \u201cThe Iranians last week blamed the Administration for enforcing sanctions; now, they criticize Congress. The burden rests with Iran to negotiate in good faith and verifiably terminate its nuclear weapons program. Prospective sanctions will influence Iran\u2019s calculus and accelerate that process toward achieving a meaningful diplomatic resolution.\u201d", 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.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=1ae00fe5-0aa8-47ca-b0c0-3a3c3db67b63"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5347078442573547, "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"}