Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004
Latest action · Jul 16, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it should be U.S. policy to support regime change for the Islamic Republic of Iran and to promote the transition to a democratic government; (2) contacts with democratic Iranian opposition groups that have pledged to adhere to nonproliferation should be expanded, and official meetings with representatives of the Iranian Government should be terminated; and (3) the President should designate at least one democratic opposition group eligible for assistance within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
Authorizes the President to provide assistance to foreign and domestic pro-democracy groups opposed to the Government of Iran, including the award of grants to qualified pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting organizations. Requires presidential notification to specified congressional committees prior to any such obligation of assistance.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2004 to Sep 7, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jul 16, 2004 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Sep 7, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jul 16, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8278)
- Jul 16, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8278 | Rick Santorum R-PA | Jul 16, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iran.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Afghanistan
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arrest
- Ballistic missiles
- Biological warfare
- Bombings
- Chemical warfare
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Diplomacy
- EBB Terrorism
- Energy
- Extradition
- Foreign leaders
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Foundations
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of the press
- Government Operations and Politics
- History
- Housing and Community Development
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Iran
- Iran Hostage Crisis
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Islamic countries
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military housing
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Nuclear exports
- Nuclear fuels
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Nuclear weapons
- Opposition (Political science)
- Peace
- President and foreign policy
- Radio broadcasting
- Referendum
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Suicide
- Television broadcasting
- Terrorism
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Women
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2004Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.