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H.R. 9075: Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

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H.R. 9075: Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-29 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9075 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117