Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act
USA117th CongressHR-9075| House
| Updated: 9/29/2022
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.