The MAHSA Act is a law that tells the President to punish certain Iranian government officials and organizations by freezing their money and property in the United States and blocking them from getting visas to travel here. Specifically, it targets the Supreme Leader of Iran (the country's top religious and political leader) and anyone working directly for him, the President of Iran and his staff, and any organizations controlled by the Supreme Leader's office that are involved in human rights abuses or terrorism. The President has to regularly review whether these sanctions should stay in place or be applied to additional people based on their involvement in these activities. Essentially, this law uses financial penalties and travel restrictions as a way to hold Iranian government leaders accountable for what the U.S. considers serious violations of human rights and support for terrorist groups.

MAHSA Act

Banks, Jim

Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act or the MAHSA Act This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on certain persons (individuals and entities) affiliated with Iran. The President must periodically make determinations about whether certain existing sanctions apply to specified persons and impose the applicable sanctions, including determinations concerning (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran and any official in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, (2) the President of Iran and any official in the Office of the President of Iran, and (3) any entity overseen by the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran which is complicit in supporting human rights abuses or terrorism.