Iraqi Shiite Muslim men from the Iran-backed group Kataib Hezbollah march in a Quds Day parade, in Baghdad, July 25, 2014. Photo: Reuters / Thaier al-Sudani.

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a trio of bills extending sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs and condemning its human rights abuses amid no votes from members of the so-called “Squad” of left-wing progressives.

One of the bills approved on Tuesday, the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act), would apply sanctions to Iran’s supreme leader and president. The legislation is named for the 22-year-old Kurdish woman whose death and alleged abuse while in the custody of Iran’s morality police almost a year ago for improperly wearing her hijab, or head covering, sparked historic anti-government protests across Iran.

The National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI), an Iranian-American group opposed to the regime and a supporter of the bill, said in a statement that the MAHSA Act would help reveal the true nature of the Islamic Republic.

“[The Islamic Republic of Iran] is not a partner worthy of engagement, but a brutal dictatorship whose opponents — the freedom-loving people of Iran — deserve America’s solidarity,” NUFDI said. “Holding the regime’s supreme leader and president accountable for their crimes against humanity with the human rights sanctions in the MAHSA Act has been met with overwhelming support from the Iranian-American community and is a needed first step in offering maximum support to the people of Iran in their quest to establish a secular democracy that will secure their fundamental rights and ensure American security.”

The MAHSA Act passed 410-3, with only Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Thomas Massie (R-KY) voting “Nay.”

Massie is a libertarian who frequently votes against foreign policy measures. Bush and Omar did not immediately respond to The Algemeiner‘s requests for comment.

Bush, Omar, and fellow Squad members Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) also voted against another bill designed to extend sanctions against Iran’s missile and drone program when UN sanctions expire in October. The bill easily passed the House.

Speaking on the House floor in support of the bill, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said that the drone and missile bill was particularly urgent given Iran’s ongoing support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Everyone must know that if they purchase Iran’s weapons of war, they will be frozen out of the US financial system, denied use of the US dollar, and denied access to the United States,” McCaul said. “For years, Iran and its proxies have rained hell on the Middle East from the sky with their attack UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles]. Now, Iran’s dangerous arsenal is enabling Russia’s war crimes and devastation of Ukraine. We cannot wait to act until the UN restrictions expire. We need to prevent these weapons sales now, before these deadly missiles and drones are on the battlefield.”

Formally called the Fight and Combat Rampant Iranian Missile Exports Act (Fight CRIME Act), the bill passed 403-8 with Massie once again as the lone Republican no vote.

A third bill condemning Iran’s persecution of the Baha’i religious minority passed 413-2, with Massie and Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) voting “Nay.” A spokesperson for Simpson told The Algemeiner that the “Nay” vote was a mistake and that he would place a statement of correction into the Congressional Record.

Companion legislation for all three bills has been introduced in the Senate and needs to pass before they can be signed into law by the president.