A bill to repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.

This bill, S. 1889, introduced in the Senate on May 22, 2025, seeks to repeal the sunset provision that was built into the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. By removing the sunset (expiration) clause, the bill would make the sanctions authorities under the Iran Sanctions Act permanent, rather than temporary, unless Congress later acts to change them. The bill reiterates Congress’s findings about Iran’s weapons programs, support for terrorism, and the role of the IRGC, and it states a policy of fully implementing and enforcing the Iran Sanctions Act. Technically, the repeal is accomplished by amending Section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act to strike the sunset-related language and subsections, leaving the sanctions framework in place indefinitely.