{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-hold-iran-accountable-continued-support-terrorist-activity", "Tipton Votes to Hold Iran Accountable for Continued Support of Terrorist Activity", "2016-11-18", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Scott Tipton", "T000470", "tipton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Tipton (CO-03) voted on Thursday to hold Iran accountable for its continued support of terrorist activity, voting for two measures that extend energy, banking, and defense sanctions on Iran until 2026 and prohibit the Administration from authorizing U.S. aircraft sales to the country.\nThe Iran Sanctions Act (H.R. 6297) passed the House with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 419-1. Sanctions against Iran were set to expire at the end of 2016. H.R. 6297 extends the sanctions an additional 10 years.\n \n\t\u201cIran remains the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism, and the government\u2019s recent actions tell us that Iran will continue to support terrorist activity,\u201d Tipton said. \u201cI adamantly opposed the president\u2019s nuclear deal with Iran, and I am glad that my colleagues agree that we need mechanisms to hold Iran accountable for its violations of the deal. I am hopeful that my colleagues in the Senate will recognize the importance of extending these sanctions and get the bill to the president\u2019s desk.\u201d \u00a0\n \nA measure prohibiting the Administration from approving the sale of U.S. aircraft to Iran (H.R. 5729) passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 243-174. Under the Iran nuclear deal, the Obama Administration agreed to allow exports of U.S. commercial planes to Iran, while all other existing trade restrictions with the country would remain in place. In September 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department authorized the sale of up to 97 Airbus and Boeing planes to Iran.\n \n\t\u201cIn 2011, state-owned Iran Air was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for transporting fighters and weapons of war on behalf of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards. We have no reason to believe that U.S. planes will not be used to further support terrorism. Under no circumstances should the Administration authorize these sales,\u201d Tipton added. \n \nBoth H.R. 6297 and H.R. 5729 must be approved by the Senate.", 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": ["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-hold-iran-accountable-continued-support-terrorist-activity"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.172136912122369, "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"}