H.R. 589 · 118th Congress

MAHSA Act

Introduced on Jan 27, 2023 by Jim Banks (R-IN-3). 128 cosponsors, 60 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 27, 2023
Cosponsors
128
60 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Federal officials
  • Foreign property
  • Human rights
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Sanctions
  • Visas and passports

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jim BanksR-IN-3Sponsor

Democrats · 60

Republicans · 68

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 12, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 410–3

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
  4. Jan 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
  5. Jan 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
  6. Jan 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
  7. Apr 26, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Apr 26, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  9. Jun 22, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 118-118, Part I.
  10. Jun 22, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 118-118, Part I.
  11. Jun 22, 2023Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
  12. Jun 22, 2023 · HouseCommittee on the Judiciary discharged.
  13. Jun 22, 2023Committee on Financial Services discharged.
  14. Jun 22, 2023 · HouseCommittee on Financial Services discharged.
  15. Jun 22, 2023Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  16. Jun 22, 2023 · HouseCommittee on Ways and Means discharged.
  17. Jun 22, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 90.
  18. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseMr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  19. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4242-4247)
  20. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 589.
  21. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  22. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4257)
  23. Sep 12, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 3 (Roll no. 384). (text: CR H4242-4243)House · Roll call 384
  24. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 3 (Roll no. 384). (text: CR H4242-4243)House · Roll call 384
  25. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  26. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. J STREET5 reports
    $725K reported (all issues)
  2. Christians United for Israel Action Fund2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  3. FDD Action1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.