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HR1998Passed House

Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-10
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jonathan L. Jackson
Jonathan L. Jackson
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (602 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000309

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

4 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2025-06-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsReferred To · 2025-06-24
  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsMarkup By · 2025-04-09
  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-03-10

Previously

  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-03-10
  • House Committee on the JudiciaryBills of Interest - Exchange of Letters

Plain-English Summary

Sanction 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

International Affairs
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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