3.0.0 2528 2023-01-11T13:40:00Z 2023-01-11T13:40:00Z Senate S 2018-03-08 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-03-08T20:04:25Z 2018-03-08 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2018-03-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2018-03-08 True L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2018-03-08 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-03-08 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2018-03-08 True International Affairs Congressional oversight Detention of persons Human rights International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Iran Middle East Protest and dissent Religion Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status International Affairs 00 2018-03-08 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-27T16:09:27Z Continued Support for the Iranian People Act of 2018

This bill states that it is U.S. policy to: (1) condemn the government of Iran's violations of its citizens' human rights and freedoms of religion and speech, (2) support their fight for freedom and prosperity, and (3) work with international allies and partners to monitor and respond to protests in Iran in a manner that supports human rights and democratic aspirations and deters the Iranian government from committing acts of oppression against its citizens.

The Department of State shall: (1) work with social media companies to build an archive of social media communications to and from protesters in Iran, and (2) work with social media and telecommunications companies and Internet service providers to develop a strategy to prevent the Iranian government from shutting down Internet access and blocking social media access.

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