H.R. 1998: Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-10 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Official title

Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

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Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person (individual or entity) that the President determines knowingly engages in piracy. The bill also applies civil and criminal penalties to persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of the regulations promulgated to carry out such sanctions.

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Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1998, Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 (2025-04-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Young Kim (R-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] reported raising $539,051 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 172 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1998 (2025-06-23): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1998.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1998 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills