H.R. 9075 · 117th Congress · House

Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
Introduced
Sep 29, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

This bill authorizes the Department of State to continue providing assistance to civil society organizations in Iran that support arbitrarily detained individuals. The bill calls on Iran to immediately end human rights violations of political prisoners and persons imprisoned for exercising freedom of speech. The bill also calls on Iran to allow the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights unimpeded access to investigate alleged abuses.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 29, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. SEP 29, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 29, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  4. SEP 29, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.

Committees

2

Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 29, 2022

Active

Foreign Affairs Committee

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Referred: Sep 29, 2022

Active