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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1998
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-03-10Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceSanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 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.
Sponsors
- Jonathan L. Jackson Democrat sponsor
- 4 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | House roll 172 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 392 | 14 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-06-23 | 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) | |
| 2025-06-23 | Passed/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) | floor pass | |
| 2025-06-23 | House | At 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. | |
| 2025-06-23 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1998. | |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2845-2846, H2877-2878) | |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Mr. Burchett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-03-10 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-03-10 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-03-10 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-03-10 | Introduced in House | introduce |