# 119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 119-s-556, Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-10). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-556 - As of: 2026-08-10 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-556 - Congress: 119 - Title: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK) - Cosponsors: 51 - Policy area: International Affairs - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-10 ## Summary **Block Iran's oil and petrochemical revenue.** This bill would target foreign firms, banks, insurers, and shipping networks that process, finance, or sell Iranian oil, gas, LNG, or petrochemical products and expand U.S. sanctions and visa penalties. - Foreign companies, banks, insurers, and flagging registries would face U.S. asset-blocking sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act when they knowingly handle Iranian petroleum or related products. It also reaches subsidiaries, successors, officers, and immediate family when a person owns or controls 50 percent or more. - Designated foreign individuals would be barred from U.S. visas and have existing visas and entry documents revoked immediately. - The bill would set up an interagency working group to coordinate enforcement and ally cooperation and would expand private-sector reporting on sanction evasion. The President could grant waivers for 180 days, renewable up to a total of two years. ## Cosponsors (51) - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - New Iran sanctions working group: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of State would have to set up an Interagency Working Group on Iranian Sanctions within 180 days. The President would name the group's Chair. The group must include representatives from State, Treasury, and Justice and other agencies as needed. The group would try to form a… - Tighter Iran energy sanctions rules: cost, medium. If enacted, the President would be required to sanction foreign persons found knowingly involved in processing, exporting, or selling oil, gas, LNG, or related petrochemicals from Iran. Covered people would include subsidiaries, successors, 50%+ owners or those they own, corporate officers, and imm… - Visa bans and presidential waivers: mixed, medium. If enacted, a person sanctioned under this bill would be barred from getting a U.S. visa or entry and would be inadmissible. Any current visa or entry papers for that person would be revoked immediately and would cancel other valid entry documents. There are narrow exceptions for admission needed t… ## Related bills - 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas. - 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona. - 119-sres-585: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell. - 119-sres-255: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of former United States Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond of Missouri. - 119-sres-159: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former Senator for the State of Louisiana. ## Sources - [119-s-556 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/556) ## Related - [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071) - [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913) - [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897) - [119-sres-585: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Camp…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-585) - [119-sres-255: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of former United State…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-255) - [119-sres-159: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-159) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-556 (as of 2026-08-10).