HR 9299 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

IRAN Act

Latest action · Aug 2, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedAug 2, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-FLCory MillsOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-CAMike LevinOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-CARo KhannaOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-CATed LieuOriginalAug 2, 2024
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalAug 2, 2024
D-CAAdam B. SchiffAug 9, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanAug 9, 2024
D-NJJosh GottheimerAug 23, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickAug 23, 2024
D-CAJim CostaSep 3, 2024
R-TXDan CrenshawSep 18, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 18, 2024
D-MNIlhan OmarSep 18, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOct 1, 2024
D-RIGabe AmoOct 22, 2024
D-NYJerrold NadlerOct 22, 2024
R-NYMarcus J. MolinaroOct 22, 2024
D-MAJake AuchinclossNov 18, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanNov 20, 2024
D-CASara JacobsNov 20, 2024
R-IAZachary NunnDec 3, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Aug 2, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Aug 2, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in congress). The single subject of this legislation is: Promoting Internet Freedom in Iran.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 127, August 2, 2024, page H4975.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To make certain improvements relating to the coordination of efforts to promote internet freedom and access to information in Iran, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
IRAN Act
Internet Reach and Access Now Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2024Introduced in House

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