NOPE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8220 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8220 To nullify Iran-related General License U, ``Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026'', and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Mr. Latimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To nullify Iran-related General License U, ``Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026'', and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Oil Profiteering to Enrich Iran Act'' or ``NOPE Act''. SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF IRAN-RELATED GENERAL LICENSE U. (a) In General.--Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, Iran-related General License U, ``Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026'', issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, shall have no force or effect. (b) Future Licenses.--The Secretary of Treasury may not authorize any transactions otherwise prohibited by law that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil or petroleum products of Iran. SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. (a) In General.--No