Imposition of Additional Sanctions with Respect to Persons Responsible for Human Rights Abuses

Statutory Text

(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each person the Secretary determines, based on credible evidence, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act—

(1) is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in Iran who seek—

(A) to expose illegal activity carried out by officials of the Government of Iran; or

(B) to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and freedoms, such as the freedoms of religion, expression, association, and assembly, and the rights to a fair trial and democratic elections; or

(2) acts as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in a matter relating to an activity described in paragraph (1).

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 115-44 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Aug. 2, 2017 (Pub. L. 115-44).
2. Text: “Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Aug. 2, 2017 + 90 days = Oct. 31, 2017.
3. Recurs every 1 year, running from the first deadline: Oct. 31, 2017 + k × 1 year.
4. As of Nov. 11, 2026: next deadline Oct. 31, 2027 (354 days away); previous Oct. 31, 2026.

Delivery Status

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Public Evidence

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Evidence Searched

• GovInfo Congressionally Mandated Reports collection: 1,209 packages listed; titles searched for Middle East terms; 55 State, Defense, Treasury and executive-office summaries checked for citations to Pub. L. 115-44 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
• Federal Register API: phrase “Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act”: 48 document titles searched (Oct. 17, 2026)
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