Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives' decision to tighten sanctions on Iran: "Following the Iranian elections the House of Representatives has sent a clear message to the Iranian regime that international pressure will increase until Iran meets its obligations and ceases its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. We will judge Iran by its actions alone.”

Representative Ed Royce of California, Chairman of the Committee and a main sponsor of the legislation said after the vote that “Iran may have a new president, but its march toward a nuclear program continues.  The economic and political pressure on Tehran must be ratcheted-up. Today the House took a critical step toward crippling this regime to prevent a nuclear Iran and the dire security consequences.”

The bill passed the House with 378 co-sponsors in a 400-to-20 vote after it was approved unanimously by the Committee in February and moves quickly to the Senate Banking Committee to be voted on.​

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan “Nuclear Iran Prevention Act”​​