S.2452 / 114th Congress

A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States courts.

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-533.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 20, 2016

This bill prohibits the use of funds by the United States to make a payment to the government of Iran or an Iranian national relating to the settlement of any claim before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until the President certifies to Congress that Iran has paid all compensatory damages awarded to a U.S. person or entity in a final judgment of a federal or state court arising from an act of international terrorism for which the government of Iran was determined not to be immune from the court's jurisdiction.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R–KS

Committees

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Foreign Relations Committee

6 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Sep 21, 2016
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-533.
Jan 20, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 20, 2016
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.2452, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2452

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-01-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2452/BILLS-114s2452is.htm

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Analyze S.2452 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.2452, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2452

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-01-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2452/BILLS-114s2452is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-01-10T20:24:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2452, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2452

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-01-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2452/BILLS-114s2452is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-01-10T20:24:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2452, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2452

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-01-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2452/BILLS-114s2452is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-01-10T20:24:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.2452 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.