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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Iran Diplomatic Enhancement Act of 2009

H.R. 1985Introduced Apr 21, 2009Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Kirk R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 21, 2009 — Referred to House Ways and Means

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

33 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 33 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ron Klein (D-FL), Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), John Linder (R-GA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Michael McMahon (D-NY), Candice Miller (R-MI), Gary Miller (R-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Todd Platts (R-PA), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Aaron Schock (R-IL), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Brad Sherman (D-CA) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Kirk.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-10 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.