An original bill to expand the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, to provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local governments and other entities, to identify locations of concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Tough New Sanctions Against Iran”
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
on Jun 24, 2010
“After Gillibrands Urging, Senate Leaders Take Steps To Pass New Sanctions On Iran”
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
on Mar 11, 2010
“Gillibrand: Feds Must Cut Ties With Companies Doing Business With Iran”
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
on Mar 8, 2010
History
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Aug 1, 2008
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3445 (110th). |
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Nov 19, 2009
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Introduced
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Nov 19, 2009
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 15, 2009
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Related Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2194 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2799 (111th). |
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Jan 28, 2010
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Mar 11, 2010
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Jun 24, 2010
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)
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Jun 24, 2010
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Related Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House
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Jul 1, 2010
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2194 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2799 (111th). |
S. 2799 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2799. This is the one from the 111th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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