Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
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.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2022 to Oct 28, 2022; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Sep 29, 2022 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Oct 28, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2022 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred Sep 29, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2022Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Sep 29, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately end violations of the human rights, and facilitate the unconditional, immediate release, of all arbitrarily detained individuals, including peaceful protesters, political prisoners, and prisoners of conscience, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2022Introduced in House
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