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HR 1998Passed HouseForeign Affairshouse
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 by Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Jun 24, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
What it does
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person (individual or entity) that the President determines knowingly engages in piracy.
The bill also applies civil and criminal penalties to persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of the regulations promulgated to carry out such sanctions.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
house · Jun 23, 2025
History
- Jun 24, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jun 23, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 23, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 14 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H2845-2846)
- Jun 23, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 14 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H2845-2846)
- Jun 23, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jun 23, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1998.
- Jun 23, 2025Mr. Burchett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 23, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2845-2846, H2877-2878)
- Apr 9, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 10, 2025Referred 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.
- Mar 10, 2025Introduced in House