Rep. Meuser Introduces Legislation to Freeze $6 Billion to Iran

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) introduced the Freezing and Halting of AnyMore Alleviation of Sanctions Act (Freezing HAMAS Act), which would re-freeze the $6 billion that was released by the Biden Administration to Iran – the world’s number one state-sponsor of terrorism and largest backer of Hamas.

The bill comes in response to the Biden Administration’s failure to publicly re-freeze this money and address Iran’s involvement in Hamas’ atrocities, despite bipartisan calls to do so. In addition to freezing the aforementioned $6 billion, the legislation would also prohibit the Biden Administration from further lifting sanctions or providing any additional relief for Iran.

Meuser said, “The Biden Administration has an inexplicable affection for Iran, despite the country being the number one funding source for proxy and direct terrorism around the world. Iran hates America and Israel, and Biden’s willingness to continue working with them is unfathomable. Iran is wholly complicit in the atrocities committed by Hamas, and we cannot sit by and allow this Administration’s appeasement strategy to continue putting lives at risk. My legislation ensures Iran doesn’t have an additional $6 billion in their coffers to pursue terror and prohibits this Administration from lifting sanctions or providing further aid to Iran.”  

Original cosponsors of the Freezing HAMAS Act include: Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Tracey Mann (KS-01), William Timmons (SC-04), Erin Houchin (IN-09), Bryan Steil (WI-01), Rudy Yakym (IN-02), Don Bacon (NE-02), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02).

The Freezing HAMAS Act is the companion legislation to Senators Cotton and McConnell’s bill in the Senate. Text of the legislation can be found here.

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