Therefore, I support further sanctions designed to hinder Iran's testing of ballistic missiles, halt the state's sponsorship of terrorism and terrorist activities, and deter further violations of human rights by Iran against its own citizens and the citizens of other countries.
Support further sanctions on Iran to curb ballistic missile testing, terrorism sponsorship, and human rights abuses.
Occurrences
Evidence
Action: Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Fallon, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Guest, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Swalwell, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means... Full Title: To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.
Congress.gov lists Guest as an original cosponsor of H.R. 589 on January 27, 2023.
GovInfo's statute compilation shows Public Law 118-50 incorporated the MAHSA sanctions package and other Iran-focused provisions, including missile- and leader-targeting sanctions.
Assessments
Guest was an original cosponsor of H.R. 589, an Iran sanctions bill targeting human rights abuses and terrorism, and the later-enacted 2024 Iran-related sanctions package also included missile-targeting provisions. That is enough to treat the promise to support further sanctions on Iran as delivered, with the decisive legislative outcome arriving in a later term.
Michael Guest cosponsored H.R. 589, an Iran sanctions bill targeting human rights abuses and terrorism sponsorship, which is direct evidence of supporting further sanctions on Iran. But the evidence does not show enactment, and it does not specifically cover ballistic missile testing, so the broader promise was only partially fulfilled.
Guest materially supported further Iran sanctions by cosponsoring H.R. 589 in the 118th Congress, targeting Iran's Supreme Leader and President for human rights abuses and support for terrorism. This aligns directly with two major parts of the promise, but the cited action does not clearly address ballistic missile testing and there is no evidence the bill became law or otherwise delivered the full sanctions outcome. Because the promise was to support sanctions, this counts for partial credit rather than a failed delivery attempt.