Bill Summary

The Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act (H.R. 7622/S. 3900)

February 25, 2026

The Iranian regime’s brutal suppression of the Iranian people and the mass murder of protesters in early 2026 cannot go without a firm response from Congress.

Iranian protesters in the streets — The Iranian people took to the streets to protest the regime.

The Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act (H.R. 7622/S. 3900) puts Congress firmly on record in support of the Iranian people’s struggle for human rights, democracy, and freedom. The legislation provides support for programs to expand Iranians’ access to the internet and secure digital communications. The legislation also seeks to identify and hold accountable foreign supporters of the regime and corrupt Iranian officials who have stolen billions of dollars from the Iranian people.

The legislation is authored in the Senate by Sens. Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and in the House by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Brad Sherman (D-CA).

Declares the policy of the United States to recognize the right of the Iranian people to freely determine, through free and fair elections, the future leadership of their country.
Extends through 2030 and increases to $30 million the existing authorization for grants through the Open Technology Fund to promote secure internet access in Iran.
Mandates reports on corruption in Iran, including the net worth of senior Iranian political figures and oligarchs.
Includes provisions aimed at strengthening United States and international broadcasting efforts and human rights assistance programs directed toward Iran.
The House version of the legislation instructs the Defense Innovation Unit at the Department of Defense to develop technologies to counter internet shutdowns by adversarial countries.
The House version also creates an Iran Kleptocracy Initiative to investigate, expose, disrupt, and prosecute corruption, money laundering, and racketeering activities by Iranian government officials, their family members, associates, and proxies.
The Senate version of the bill creates a program to deliver cybersecurity training to journalists, human rights defenders, and civil-society actors in Iran.
The Senate version also includes a provision to require the president to respond to congressional requests for determinations on whether certain foreign persons have knowingly provided material support for the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses, censorship, or repression of the Iranian people.

The Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act (H.R. 7622/S. 3900)

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