Iran Democratic Transition Act of 2010
Latest action · Feb 11, 2010 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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iran Democratic Transition Act of 2010 - Authorizes the President to support a transition to a freely elected democratic government in Iran by providing eligible Iranian democratic opposition organizations with assistance for the communication and dissemination of accurate and independent information to the Iranian people through various media.
Urges the President to fully utilize specified existing authorities and funding to: (1) support democracy in Iran through assistance for pro-democracy broadcasting into Iran and the dissemination of accurate and independent information to the Iranian people through various media; and (2) provide humanitarian assistance to individuals or groups determined by the President to be victims of repression by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Prohibits assistance to any organization or individual that has: (1) engaged in military cooperation with the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; or (2) engaged in or supported terrorism.
Authorizes the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran whose primary responsibility shall be to manage U.S. policy on the promotion of democracy and human rights in Iran.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should explore the possibility of a regional human rights dialogue on Iran that is modeled on the Helsinki process; and (2) if the Iranian people restore democratic rule to Iran the United States should provide humanitarian and democratic transition assistance to the Iranian people and to democratic parties and movements.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2010 to Feb 25, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Feb 11, 2010 |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Feb 25, 2010 |
Withdrew 1 Tom Coburn R-OK Mar 4, 2010
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 Feb 11, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Feb 11, 2010Read 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 S8050 | Sam Brownback R-KS | Nov 18, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32048 | Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options Archived | Report | Jul 29, 2021 |
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 a freely elected, open democracy in Iran.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iran Democratic Transition Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Afghanistan
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Iran
- Iraq
- Middle East
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Nuclear weapons
- Protest and dissent
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2010Introduced 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.
