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S. 2101 (112th): Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012

An original bill to strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights abuses in Iran, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Tim Johnson

Sponsor. Senator for South Dakota. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2012
Length: 94 pages
Introduced
Feb 13, 2012
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 1905: Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 10, 2012. (compare text)
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History

Feb 13, 2012
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Feb 13, 2012
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

S. 2101 (112th) 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. 2101. This is the one from the 112th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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