Track bills, resolutions, and amendments moving through Congress
Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
The bill preserves and strengthens U.S. sanctions tools to pressure Iran and reassure allies, trading increased and indefinite enforcement authority for reduced diplomatic flexibility, higher economic and enforcement costs, and potential erosion of congressional oversight and executive-power concerns.
Calling on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015).
The resolution strengthens U.S. leverage to enforce Iran's nuclear limits through documented IAEA findings and a UN 'snapback' mechanism, but that leverage risks regional escalation, economic spillovers, and compressed policymaking as the UNSCR 2231 expiration approaches.
Congratulating President Donald J. Trump for achieving peace in the Middle East.
The resolution signals U.S. support for diplomacy and rescue of Americans abroad, but it is purely declaratory — offering no legal force or resources — and includes partisan language that may deepen polarization.
Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the recent United States and Israeli military strikes on Iran.
The resolution clarifies and publicizes alleged Iranian nuclear and violent activities—strengthening the factual and diplomatic case for pressure or defense—but by using assertive, intelligence-based language it raises the risk of hardened policy, reduced diplomatic flexibility, and possible economic and security costs for Americans.
Calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.
The resolution increases international and U.S. attention that could speed humanitarian and medical assistance to civilians in Gaza, but it risks raising public expectations without committing resources and could complicate U.S. diplomatic and security posture.
Protecting the Iranian political refugees, including female former political prisoners, in Ashraf-3 in Albania.
The resolution raises international protections and attention for Iranian dissidents and women's rights, at the cost of higher diplomatic tension, potential economic fallout, and added diplomatic/resource commitments that could complicate U.S. relations and leverage with other countries.
UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025
The bill restores life-saving U.S. humanitarian funding to Palestinians and increases oversight to push UNRWA reforms, but it raises federal costs, risks delays if conditions are contested, and creates diplomatic and privacy tensions.
Require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.
The bill accelerates the U.S. government's ability and congressional oversight to sanction Ansarallah to increase pressure, at the trade-off of complicating humanitarian access in Yemen, raising legal and financial risks for U.S. businesses, and risking rushed or vulnerable designations due to tight deadlines.
United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
The bill accelerates U.S.–Israel defense cooperation and funds technologies that strengthen regional defenses and create contractor jobs, at the cost of higher federal spending, increased risks around technology exposure and export controls, and reduced near‑term congressional re‑evaluation which could deepen U.S. entanglement in regional politics.
Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026
The bill trades reduced U.S. funding and perceived protection from supporting actors linked to terrorism (and increased ability to seek accountability) against significant humanitarian disruptions for refugees, diminished U.S. influence at the U.N., operational risks to aid delivery, and potential diplomatic fallout.
Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act
The bill strengthens U.S. oversight, reporting, and tools (including targeted sanctions) to document and deter Houthi abuses and protect aid recipients, but it heightens risks of diplomatic friction, retaliation, disruptions to humanitarian operations, administrative costs, rights concerns for those designated, and uncertainty from a 5-year sunset.
FREEDOM Act
The bill aims to expand and accelerate U.S. support for foreign internet connectivity—potentially increasing access and resilience for targeted populations—while creating privacy, operational, and geopolitical risks and adding near‑term resource burdens.
SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act
The bill boosts U.S. leverage and congressional oversight to deter destabilizing actors in the West Bank, but at the cost of added compliance burdens for financial institutions, reduced executive flexibility in diplomacy, and prolonged restrictions on some individuals.
Repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
The bill preserves permanent sanctions authority to keep pressure on Iran and provide regulatory certainty, at the cost of reduced diplomatic flexibility and increased compliance and fiscal burdens on businesses and taxpayers.
Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act
The bill gives U.S. authorities stronger and faster tools to disrupt Ansarallah and improve allied coordination, but risks humanitarian harm, restrictions on Yemeni nationals, rushed or politicized designations, and potential costs or retaliation.
Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act of 2025
The bill strengthens U.S. tools and planning to disrupt Houthi financing and protect shipping, but it raises the risk of escalation, could hinder humanitarian aid, and will likely increase taxpayer costs.
Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act
The bill increases oversight to prevent U.S. funds from aiding designated terrorist groups, but its certification requirements risk delaying or politicizing humanitarian assistance and could worsen regional instability.
Designating Hamas Affiliates in America Act of 2026
The bill expedites federal authority to designate and freeze assets to address perceived terrorist risks and increases congressional oversight, but it also risks chilling civil liberties, disrupting services relied on by vulnerable communities, prompting litigation and costs, and producing rushed or less-useful intelligence assessments.
Justice for Hind Rajab Act
The bill increases U.S. transparency, oversight, and accountability mechanisms for alleged atrocities involving U.S.-connected weapons and personnel—strengthening avenues for justice and potential conditioning of aid—but risks straining diplomatic and security cooperation with an important ally, imposing agency costs, and politicizing sensitive investigations.
Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026
The bill seeks to expand and condition U.S. humanitarian and governance support in Gaza while preserving defense and intelligence assistance and increasing formal oversight — trading greater transparency and protection for civilians against risks of U.S. entanglement, diplomatic friction, politicization of certifications, administrative costs, and potential disruptions from sunset and funding constraints.
Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026
The bill increases U.S. support for Iranian internet freedom, independent media, and accountability for human‑rights abusers—strengthening information access and sanctions tools—while raising risks of geopolitical escalation, costs to taxpayers and businesses, and potential harms to vulnerable local partners and due‑process protections.
Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act of 2026
The bill strengthens guarantees of nutritious meals for Gaza children and increases transparency and congressional oversight of food aid, but those oversight and reporting requirements risk delaying aid, exposing sensitive information that could deter donors, and impose administrative burdens on implementers.
Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
The bill increases U.S. transparency, oversight, and human-rights conditioning of assistance—especially to address harms to Palestinian children and property—but does so at the risk of added administrative costs and potential strains on U.S.-Israel diplomatic and security cooperation.
Lebanon Election Integrity and Diaspora Voting Protection Act of 2026
The bill strengthens U.S. legal and enforcement capacity to protect Lebanese diaspora voting and deter foreign interference—potentially bolstering Lebanese democracy and U.S. national security—but does so with broad authorities that risk curbing diaspora civil liberties, creating economic and compliance burdens for U.S. persons, and provoking diplomatic friction; its sanctions tools also sunset after five years, limiting long-term leverage.
FREEDOM Act
The bill gives U.S. policymakers actionable, timely analysis to explore using direct-to-cell technologies to expand information access in Iran, but it risks revealing sensitive intentions or technical details, could escalate tensions, and will require near-term agency resources.
October 7 Remembrance Education Act
The bill provides standardized educational tools and a clear definition to better identify and teach about antisemitism, but it risks constraining classroom discussion, politicizing K–12 instruction, stigmatizing some student communities, and imposing implementation burdens on local school systems.
Bunker Buster Act of 2025
The bill seeks to strengthen U.S. leverage, deterrence, and allied readiness to prevent Iranian nuclear breakout while preserving congressional war‑powers, but it raises the risks of higher defense costs, reduced diplomatic flexibility, and potential regional escalation that could endanger civilians and complicate U.S. diplomacy.
No Hezbollah In Our Hemisphere Act
The bill increases tools, information, and sanctions to disrupt Hezbollah- and Iran-linked networks and improve security, but does so at the risk of diplomatic strain, economic harm to border communities and businesses, potential civil‑liberties impacts, and administrative or political pitfalls if assessments, designations, and authorities are rushed or applied broadly.
Maximum Support Act
The bill expands U.S. support (digital tools, funding, outreach, and legal tools) to Iranian pro-democracy actors and defectors while improving oversight, but it significantly raises costs, administrative burdens, legal/diplomatic risks, and the possibility of retaliation that could endanger activists and U.S. interests.
Maximum Pressure Act
The bill sharply strengthens sanctions, reporting, and oversight to squeeze Iran's military, nuclear, and terror networks and aid victims, at the cost of reduced diplomatic flexibility, higher economic and administrative costs, and increased legal and humanitarian risks for U.S. institutions and some civilians.
