A bipartisan coalition of Congress members has introduced a bill that would make permanent U.S. sanctions on Iran’s energy sector.
The Solidify Iran Sanctions Act—introduced on May 1 by Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), and Susie Lee (D-Nev.)—would make the sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 permanent as the latter is set to expire in 2026.
The Act would eliminate its sunset provision and permit the president to waive sanctions on Iran.
“The Iran Sanctions Act is one of the most important tools in U.S. law to compel Iran to abandon its dangerous and destabilizing behavior,” said McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a statement….