House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-277

Iran Sanctions Extension Act

H.R. 6297Introduced Nov 14, 2016Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Dec 15, 2016.

Sponsor: Rep. Ed Royce R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 14, 2016
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseNov 15, 2016 · 419–1
Passed SenateDec 1, 2016 · 99–0
To the PresidentDec 2, 2016
Became lawDec 15, 2016

Latest action: Dec 15, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-277.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6297.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6297, Iran Sanctions Extension Act” on December 1, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House on November 15, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2016 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52305
CBO publication date
December 1, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6297, 114th Congress
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April 7, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROYCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 162, November 14, 2016, Page H6179):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
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H.R. 6297, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov noteThis bill became law without the President’s signature. See the final note at 114PL277.
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H.R. 6297, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Peter King (R-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.