April 9, 2026
Mr. Latimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 nullify Iran-related General License U, Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026
, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Oil Profiteering to Enrich Iran Act
or NOPE Act
.
Sec. 2. Nullification of Iran-related General License U
(a) In general
Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, Iran-related General License U, Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026
, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, shall have no force or effect.
(b) Future licenses
The Secretary of Treasury may not authorize any transactions otherwise prohibited by law that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil or petroleum products of Iran.
Sec. 3. Imposition of sanctions
(a) In general
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any Iranian person that engages in the following:
(1)
Oil and gas extraction.
(2)
Oil and gas refinement or production.
(3)
Maritime transportation of oil and gas or other petroleum products.
(b) Sanctions described
The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:
(1) Asset blocking
Notwithstanding the requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise all powers granted to the President by that Act to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the person if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
(2) Visas, admission, or parole
(A) In general
An alien who the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason to believe, is described in subsection (a) is—
(i)
inadmissible to the United States;
(ii)
ineligible for a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii)
otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked
(i) In general
The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subparagraph (A) regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation
A revocation under clause (i)—
(I)
shall take effect immediately; and
(II)
shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.
(c) Exceptions
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations
Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations.
(2) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian assistance
Sanctions under this section may not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions for—
(A)
the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices;
(B)
the provision of humanitarian assistance;
(C)
financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance; or
(D)
transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance.
(3) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and national security activities
Sanctions under this section shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.
(d) Classified information
In any judicial review of a determination made under this section, if the determination was based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply any right to judicial review.
(e) Implementation; penalties
(1) Implementation
The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section.
(2) Penalties
The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person who commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
Sec. 4. Report on Iranian oil
(a) In general
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Iranian oil.
(b) Elements
Each report under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the impact of Iran-related General License U, Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026
, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and any extensions or successors thereof on the following:
(1)
The volume and sale price of Iranian crude and refined oil product exports.
(2)
The revenue earned by the Government of the Iran or state-affiliated or state-owned entities through exports of oil products, including the premium earned on Iranian oil as a result of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent fallout thereof.
(3)
Iranian oil production levels as of April 2026.
(c) Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—
(1)
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
(2)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.