United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8038 (118th)
21st Century Peace through Strength Act
Introduced
17 April 2024
Last action
23 April 2024 · Floor
Status
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1160, H.R. 8038 is laid on the table.
Sponsors
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2], Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large], Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7], Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
18 November 2025
Summary
21st Century Peace through Strength Act This bill establishes law on various foreign policy matters. For example, the bill requires the President to impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons (i.e., individuals and entities) associated with transnational criminal organizations that traffic fentanyl; authorizes the President to seize and transfer certain Russian sovereign assets to fund Ukrainian war compensation or reconstruction; prohibits entities in the United States from distributing, updating, or maintaining a website or application operated by ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, or certain other entities; prohibits data brokers from providing personally identifiable sensitive data of U.S. persons to foreign adversary countries; imposes property-, docking-, and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons operating ports, ships, and refineries supporting Iranian petroleum exports; imposes property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons supporting Iranian missile programs and on certain Iranian leaders; imposes property-blocking sanctions on foreign states providing material support to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad; requires the United States to regulate exports of certain foreign-produced items related to Iran; extends the authority of the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons using human shields; imposes property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons involved in the trafficking of captagon; requires U.S. financial institutions to close certain accounts related to Iranian leaders and the Department of the Treasury to seek the closure of such accounts in foreign financial institutions; and prohibits U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining certain accounts with Chinese financial institutions that support Iranian petroleum exports.
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Timeline
17 April 2024
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 April 2024
Passed
Rule H. Res. 1160 passed House. (consideration: CR H2563-2587; text: CR H2565-2585)
Source: Floor
19 April 2024
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1160 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036 and H.R. 8038. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8034 under a closed rule and H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038 under a structured rule. Provides for 30 minutes of general debate and one motion recommit on each bill. Rule also provides that upon disposition of the bills under consideration, the House will be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table H.R. 815 and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with an amendment inserting the texts of all bills as passed by the House, if passed.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Passed
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
Mr. McCaul moved that the committee rise.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 360 - 58 (Roll no. 145).
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Passed
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 8038.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1160. (consideration: CR H2561-2587; text: CR H2565-2585)
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 360 - 58 (Roll no. 145).
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 8038 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Passed
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036 and H.R. 8038. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8034 under a closed rule and H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038 under a structured rule. Provides for 30 minutes of general debate and one motion recommit on each bill. Rule also provides that upon disposition of the bills under consideration, the House will be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table H.R. 815 and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with an amendment inserting the texts of all bills as passed by the House, if passed.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Virginia Foxx to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
20 April 2024
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1160 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
23 April 2024
Floor
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1160, H.R. 8038 is laid on the table.
Source: Floor
Votes
20 April 2024 · passed · On Passage · Passed · Official source
Yes 360 · No 58 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 13
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]Yea
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]Yea
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]Yea
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]Yea
Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 April 2024 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023
- related to → No Technology for Terror Act
- related to → Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act of 2023
- related to → Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023
- related to → Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8034) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in Israel and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8036) making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the Indo-Pacific region and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8038) to authorize the President to impose certain sanctions with respect to Russia and Iran, and for other purposes; and providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 815, with an amendment.
- related to → Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
- related to → Fight CRIME Act
- amends ← Amendment requires the Treasury Department to report and brief Congress identifying all assets of the Iranian Government or covered persons valued at more than $5 million and requires a list of all licenses, statements of licensing policy, action letters, and all other sanction exemptions relating to Iran.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part D of House Report 118-466 to require the annual China Military Power report to provide an assessment of the country's development in critical and emerging technologies and identify key China entities involved in each technology sector.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8038
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8038
- us · 118-hr-8038 · source updated 18 November 2025