House Republicans Unveil New Bills To Sanction Iran

Axios reports:

The House on Sunday teed up more than a dozen new votes for this week on bills sanctioning Iran and its proxies in retaliation for a wide-ranging drone attack on Israel. The switch-up from Republicans’ plan to vote on several appliance-related “messaging” bills comes as lawmakers in both parties are pressing President Biden take a hard line against Iran.

The bills would require the U.S. to “fully implement” sanctions on Iran and ensure they aren’t being skirted, restrict Iranian imports and transactions between Iran and U.S. financial institutions, and sanction on Chinese companies that buy oil from Iran.

The bills are meant to “demonstrate our support of Israel and take action against Iran,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said in a statement.

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