Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act

Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
Long title	An Act to provide congressional review and to counter aggression by the Governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	CAATSA
Enacted by	the 115th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	115–44
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 3364 by Edward Royce (R–CA) on July 24, 2017; Committee consideration by Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Financial Services, Rules, Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure; Passed the House on July 25, 2017 (419–3); Passed the Senate on July 27, 2017 (98–2); Signed into law by President Donald Trump on August 2, 2017;

The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is a United States federal law that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill was passed by the Senate on July 27, 2017, 98–2, after it passed the House 419–3. It was signed into law on August 2, 2017 by President Donald Trump, who nevertheless believed that the legislation was "seriously flawed".

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