Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026

This bill sets U.S. policy on Iran related to human rights, internet access, and sanctions. It adds new topics to a State Department report on Iran internet freedom, such as direct-to-cell wireless technology, and extends funding for an Iran internet freedom grant program at $30 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2030. It directs the Defense Innovation Unit to support technologies that help people in Iran get around internet shutdowns, with $2 million per year authorized. It requires a Treasury report on Iranian political figures, oligarchs, and government-linked companies, and creates an Iran Kleptocracy Initiative within FinCEN to trace and seize assets tied to Iranian officials. It also requires the President to respond within 120 days when certain congressional committee leaders ask whether a foreign person has supported Iran's human rights abuses or censorship.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Michael Lawler Republican sponsor
• 76 cosponsors