Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Rules, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Maximum Pressure Act would impose comprehensive new sanctions on Iran targeting its nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorist organizations, and human rights abuses. The bill establishes 12 mandatory conditions Iran must meet before sanctions relief is possible—including dismantling its nuclear program, ending support for terrorist groups, and releasing detained Americans—while eliminating the President's ability to waive most sanctions after two years and giving Congress authority to block any presidential action to reduce sanctions through a joint resolution of disapproval. The legislation significantly expands sectoral sanctions beyond energy to cover industries like steel, aluminum, and telecommunications; tightens enforcement against Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps by lowering transaction thresholds and freezing existing waivers; and blocks International Monetary Fund assistance to Iran. The bill also mandates extensive reporting to Congress on sanctions impacts, Iran's nuclear timeline, and the net worth of Iranian leaders, while redirecting frozen Iranian assets to compensate U.S. victims of Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and establishing new initiatives to support Iranian civil society and investigate corruption by Iranian officials.
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