The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 6230 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Keith Self (R)

Tehran Incitement to Violence Act

Orders the State Department to determine whether specific Iranian officials meet criteria for US sanctions.

Tradeoff

Targets Iranian clerics and officials accused of inciting violence against US and Israeli leaders with property freezes and visa bans. Allows the President to waive sanctions if doing so serves US national security interests.

What's in it

See official bill text

Reduces the deficit by insignificant amounts over 2026–2035; federal reporting costs less than $500,000 over 2026–2030.

The bill's federal cost is just the bureaucratic expense to prepare reports on sanctions determinations—less than $500,000—while the policy's real impact falls on foreign persons and entities now subject to broader asset freezes and visa denials under existing sanctions authority.

H.R. 6230, Tehran Incitement to Violence Act · Feb 2026

Passed the House by on June 8, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Nov 20, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(Nov 20, 2025)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 47 - 0(Dec 3, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 8, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Foreign Relations(Jun 9, 2026)