{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-solidify-us-sanctions-on-iran/", "Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Solidify U.S. Sanctions on Iran", "2022-08-10", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA) to make the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 permanent. With Iran continuing to pursue a nuclear weapon and carrying out malign activity in the Middle East, our sanctions regime is our best tool to restrain Iran\u2019s ability to fund operations that endanger Israel, Arab partners, and even U.S. military personal.\n\n\u201cThe United States, Israel, and our Arab partners remain concerned about the looming threat that a nuclear Iran poses to the stability of the region,\u201d said Senator Scott. \u201cU.S. sanctions are a necessary deterrent for this dangerous and unstable regime, which is why my bill will make the cornerstone of sanctions on Iran permanent.\u201d\n\n\u201cIran has repeatedly undertaken destabilizing activities in the Middle East. This bipartisan legislation will ensure that we continue U.S. sanctions on Iran, which are important for restraining Iran\u2019s ability to pursue weapons and technology that threaten our national security and the safety of Israel, our strongest partner in the region,\u201d said Senator Hassan.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m pleased to be an original co-sponsor of the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2022, a bill that will make permanent the Iran Sanctions Act, a cornerstone law in America\u2019s broader sanctions program against Iran\u2019s terror-sponsoring regime,\u201d said Senator Hagerty. \u201cAs Iran increases its nuclear and ballistic missile threats and its support for terrorism and militancy in the Middle East, the United States should not ease sanctions and make it easier for the regime to continue its malign behavior.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Iran Sanctions Act helped bring Iran to the negotiating table. For decades, Congress has extended this critical legislation on a bipartisan basis,\u201d said Senator Rosen. \u201cWith Iran closer than ever to a nuclear weapon, I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation that ensures we maintain the full range of our economic and diplomatic tools to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.\u201d\n\nThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and FDD Action have expressed support for this legislation.\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 1996, Congress passed the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), which allowed the president to impose secondary sanctions on Iran\u2019s energy sector. Throughout the years, ISA provisions were expanded to include other Iranian industries. ISA consists of \u201ctriggers\u201d that place sanctions on firms or entities that violate U.S. sanctions under this law. With looming uncertainty about Iran\u2019s development of a nuclear weapon, it is essential that the United States solidifies its pivotal sanctions to apply pressure towards a rogue regime.\n\nClick here to read the bill.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:26:22Z"]], "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.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-solidify-us-sanctions-on-iran/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7434550207108259, "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"}