April 1, 2025
Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Latta, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Begich, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Kustoff, Ms. Tenney, Mr. McGuire, and Mr. Goldman of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to the importation of natural gas from Iran by the Government of Iraq.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “No Iranian Energy Act”.
Sec. 2. Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should target Iran’s emerging gas industry for the imposition of sanctions.
Sec. 3. Prohibition on Iranian natural gas
The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 20212 is amended as follows:
(1)
In section 1244 (22 U.S.C. 8803) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) Applicability of sanctions to natural gas
Except as provided in section 1254, this section shall apply to the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of natural gas.
(2)
In section 1247 (22 U.S.C. 8806) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Applicability of sanctions to natural gas
Except as provided in section 1254, this section shall apply to the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of natural gas.