Scalise introduces legislation urging the Senate to increase Iran sanctions

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve Scalise today introduced H.Res. 431, a resolution urging the Senate to consider a House-passed bill to increase sanctions on Iran.

“A nuclear-armed Iran is not only a dangerous threat to America’s national security, but it would also pose a serious threat to our strongest ally in the Middle East, Israel,” Scalise said. “In July, the House overwhelmingly passed legislation to increase sanctions on Iran. Considering President Obama’s naive and dangerous decision to ease sanctions on Iran, it is imperative that the Senate quickly bring the House’s bipartisan sanctions bill to the floor for consideration. The time to act is now. Israel is a vital ally and our most trusted friend in the region, and President Obama would do well to consult with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has called the P5+1 interim agreement with Iran ‘an historic mistake.’ We call on the Senate to follow the House’s lead in taking decisive action to mitigate the threat that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose to the United States and the rest of the world.”

On July 31, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, H.R. 850, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 400-20-1.

H.Res. 431 was introduced with 31 original cosponsors. The text of the resolutioncan be found here.