3.0.0 3971 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z Senate S S 2006-09-28 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-09-28T18:30:26Z Iran Freedom Support Act 109 282 HR 2006-04-27 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS Iran Freedom Support Act 109 6198 HR 2006-10-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia. Related bill CRS 2006-09-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2006-09-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N F000439 Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] WILLIAM FRIST R TN H. 2006-09-28 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2006-09-28 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2006-09-28 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2006-09-28 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2006-09-28 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2006-09-28 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2006-09-28 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2006-09-29 False K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2006-09-29 False H.R.6198 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/6198 International Affairs American investments Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Ballistic missiles Biological warfare Chemical warfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Conventional weapons Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Economic assistance Energy Equality before the law Foreign Trade and International Finance Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Guided missiles Human rights International broadcasting International control of nuclear power International cooperation Iran Law Middle East and North Africa Money laundering Nuclear nonproliferation Organized crime Petroleum President and foreign policy Reactor fuel reprocessing Religion Religious liberty Right of assembly Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications Technical assistance Technology transfer Terrorism Treaties Uranium enrichment Weapons of mass destruction Women Women's rights International Affairs 00 2006-09-28 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-07T22:10:09Z Iran Freedom Support Act - States that: (1) specified U.S. sanctions, controls, and regulations with respect to Iran shall remain in effect. Authorizes the President to terminate such sanctions in whole or in part upon congressional notification; and (2) nothing in this Act shall affect sanctions, controls, or regulations relating to Iranian support of international terrorism.

Amends the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 to: (1) eliminate mandatory sanction provisions respecting Libya; (2) impose mandatory sanctions on a person or entity that aids Iran acquire or develop weapons of mass destruction or destabilizing types and numbers of conventional weapons; (3) require that Iran be determined to pose no significant threat to U.S. national security, interests, or allies in order to lift sanctions against entities investing in Iran's petroleum industry; (4) extend the sunset provision; and (5) rename such Act as the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.

Authorizes the President to provide financial and political assistance to eligible foreign and domestic individuals and groups that support democracy in Iran.

Expresses the sense of Congress that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) not bring into force an agreement for cooperation with the government of any country that is assisting the nuclear program of Iran or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran; and (2) support independent human rights and peaceful pro-democracy forces in Iran.

Includes money laundering activities involved in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or missiles in the federal provisions regulating certain monetary transactions.

]]> Iran Freedom Support Act Display Title Iran Freedom Support Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Iran Freedom Support Act Introduced in Senate 2006-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3971is/xml/BILLS-109s3971is.xml 2006-09-28 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.