Nick LaLota
Representative, Republican, New York
Nick LaLota scores 80 out of 100 on Iran.
- Stands with Prince Reza PahlaviNo record yet
- Wants the Islamic Republic gone100
- Stands with the Iranian people100
- No ties to the MEK3 ties: minus 20 points
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Stands with Prince Reza Pahlavi
No record yet
Has met him, backed him in public, or asked the White House to work with him. A member who says Iranians have rejected the monarchy is marked against.
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Send us the sourceWants the Islamic Republic gone
100out of 100
Votes for sanctions and pressure, against any deal that keeps the regime alive, and against pulling American forces out of the fight.
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Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 93) key vote, counts double
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
15 September 2026 · the official record
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Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 89)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
23 July 2026 · the official record
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Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 86) key vote, counts double
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
3 June 2026 · the official record
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Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 75)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
14 May 2026 · the official record
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Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 40)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
16 April 2026 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism (H.Res. 1099)
Declares it US policy that Iran remains the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, citing its backing for Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis and the American deaths it is responsible for. It puts the House on record against the regime in the first days of the 2026 war.
5 March 2026 · the official record
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Voted Nay: Iran war powers resolution (H.Con.Res. 38) key vote, counts double
Directs the President to end the use of US forces in hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
5 March 2026 · the official record
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Cosponsored: Maximum Pressure Act
Writes the maximum pressure sanctions on Iran into law, sanctions the Supreme Leader, and keeps all sanctions in place until the regime meets twelve demands on its nuclear, missile and terrorism programs. It is the maximum pressure policy in bill form.
1 April 2025 · the official record
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Cosponsored: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
Sanctions any foreign company, port, refinery or ship that helps process, export or sell Iranian oil and gas. It goes after the oil money that keeps the regime alive.
18 February 2025 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Condemning Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel (H.Res. 1143)
Condemns the April 2024 Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel and backs Israel's right to defend itself. It stands against the regime's direct attack on a US ally.
18 April 2024 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act (H.R. 6046)
Requires the Houthis, the Iran-backed force in Yemen, to be listed as a foreign terrorist organization and sanctioned. It puts maximum pressure on one of the regime's main proxy forces.
17 April 2024 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act (H.R. 4691)
Lets Congress review and block any move by a president to lift or waive sanctions on Iran. It makes it harder for any administration to give the regime sanctions relief.
17 April 2024 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Rescinding Iran sanctions waivers (H.R. 5947)
Cancels the waivers that let Iran reach about 6 billion dollars held abroad and bars new waivers of that kind. It undoes sanctions relief given to the regime.
17 April 2024 · the official record
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Voted Yea: No U.S. Financing for Iran Act (H.R. 5921)
Bars the Treasury from licensing US financial dealings tied to trade with Iran, apart from humanitarian goods, and tells US representatives to oppose IMF help for Iran. It cuts the regime off from US finance and international bailouts.
15 April 2024 · the official record
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Voted Yea: No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act (H.R. 5961) key vote, counts double
Freezes the roughly 6 billion dollars of Iranian money that was moved to Qatar under the 2023 prisoner deal by sanctioning any bank that helps Iran use it. It keeps money out of the regime's hands and reverses a sanctions-relief deal.
30 November 2023 · the official record
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Voted Yea: A nuclear Islamic Republic is not acceptable (H.Res. 559)
Declares it US policy that a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable, that all necessary means should be used to stop it, and that allies including Israel are free to act to prevent it. It commits the United States to stopping the regime's nuclear program by any means.
1 November 2023 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Ogles amendment to H.R. 4665: no funds to take the IRGC off the terrorist list
Amendment to the 2024 State Department spending bill that bars any money from being used to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. It locks in the terrorist designation of the regime's main armed force.
28 September 2023 · the official record
Stands with the Iranian people
100out of 100
Backs the people in the streets: sanctions on those who kill them, an open internet when the regime cuts it, and Congress on record on their side.
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Cosponsored: Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026
Expands internet access for Iranians during regime blackouts, enforces sanctions on human rights abusers, and funds broadcasting and online security tools for Iranian activists and journalists. It gives practical help to Iranians standing up to the regime.
20 February 2026 · the official record
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Cosponsored: Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran
Commends the Iranian protesters of 2026, condemns the regime's use of military force against them, demands the release of political prisoners, and urges open internet access. It puts members on record with the Iranian people during the uprising.
13 January 2026 · the official record
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Cosponsored: FREEDOM Act (Feasibility Review of Emerging Equipment for Digital Open Media Act)
Requires a State Department report on internet freedom in Iran and on new technology, such as direct-to-phone satellite service, that could get Iranians past censorship. It helps Iranians stay online when the regime cuts them off.
4 December 2025 · the official record
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Voted Yea: MAHSA Act (H.R. 589) key vote, counts double
Requires the President to decide whether to sanction the Supreme Leader, the President of Iran and their offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism. It punishes the regime's top leaders for what they do to the Iranian people.
12 September 2023 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Condemning the persecution of Iran's Baha'i minority (H.Res. 492)
Condemns the Iranian government's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i religious minority and calls for sanctions on the officials responsible. It stands with Iranians persecuted by the regime for their beliefs.
12 September 2023 · the official record
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Voted Yea: Commending the bravery of the Iranian protesters (H.Con.Res. 7) key vote, counts double
Commends the women and men of Iran protesting in more than 133 cities after the death of Mahsa Amini and condemns the regime's violent crackdown. It puts Congress on the side of the Iranian people against the regime.
25 January 2023 · the official record
No ties to the MEK
20points off the grade
The MEK is an exile group led by Maryam Rajavi that fought beside Saddam Hussein against Iran. Signing one of its resolutions in Congress, or speaking at its events, is a tie.
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Cosponsored: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desires for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran
Condemns the regime's terrorism and repression and cites support for the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi of the MEK-linked National Council of Resistance of Iran. It says Iranian protesters 'rejected monarchical dictatorship' as well as the ruling theocracy. The text backs the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, who leads the political arm of the MEK, and says Iranians have rejected the monarchy. It takes one exile group's side on who should lead after the regime, against Prince Reza Pahlavi. So signing it counts as a tie to the MEK.
26 February 2025 · the official record
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Cosponsored: Condemning the Iranian regime's terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppression
Condemns the regime's terrorism and proxy wars, cites the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, and says Iranians are rejecting both 'monarchic dictatorship and religious tyranny'. The text backs the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, who leads the political arm of the MEK, and says Iranians have rejected the monarchy. It takes one exile group's side on who should lead after the regime, against Prince Reza Pahlavi. So signing it counts as a tie to the MEK.
15 April 2024 · the official record
- Tie
Cosponsored: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran
Condemns the regime's terrorism and killing of protesters, cites support for the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, leader of the MEK-linked National Council of Resistance of Iran, and says Iranians are 'rejecting monarchic dictatorship and religious tyranny'. The text backs the ten-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, who leads the political arm of the MEK, and says Iranians have rejected the monarchy. It takes one exile group's side on who should lead after the regime, against Prince Reza Pahlavi. So signing it counts as a tie to the MEK.
7 February 2023 · the official record
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