3.0.0 2681 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z Senate S S 2004-07-16 108 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-16T15:49:39Z 2004-07-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2004-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8278) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2004-07-16 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2004-09-07 False International Affairs Afghanistan Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Arrest Ballistic missiles Biological warfare Bombings Chemical warfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Diplomacy EBB Terrorism Energy Extradition Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign leaders Foundations Freedom of association Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics History Housing and Community Development Human rights International agencies Iran Iran Hostage Crisis Iraq Iraq compilation Islamic countries Islamic fundamentalism Israel Lebanon Middle East and North Africa Military housing Military occupation Military operations Nuclear exports Nuclear fuels Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear weapons Opposition (Political science) Peace President and foreign policy Radio broadcasting Referendum Religion Religious liberty Russia Saudi Arabia Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare South Asia State-sponsored terrorism Suicide Television broadcasting Terrorism Weapons of mass destruction Women Women's rights International Affairs 00 2004-07-16 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-26T19:06:20Z Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it should be U.S. policy to support regime change for the Islamic Republic of Iran and to promote the transition to a democratic government; (2) contacts with democratic Iranian opposition groups that have pledged to adhere to nonproliferation should be expanded, and official meetings with representatives of the Iranian Government should be terminated; and (3) the President should designate at least one democratic opposition group eligible for assistance within 90 days of enactment of this Act.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance to foreign and domestic pro-democracy groups opposed to the Government of Iran, including the award of grants to qualified pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting organizations. Requires presidential notification to specified congressional committees prior to any such obligation of assistance.

]]> Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004 Display Title Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iran. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-16T04:00:00Z 2004-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.