IRAN Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7380 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7380 To make certain improvements relating to the coordination of efforts to promote internet freedom and access to information in Iran, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2026 Mr. Swalwell (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Min, and Mrs. Bice) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To make certain improvements relating to the coordination of efforts to promote internet freedom and access to information in Iran, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Reach and Access Now Act'' or the ``IRAN Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the followings: (1) The Government of Iran has repeatedly disrupted, throttled, or shut down internet connectivity, impeding the ability of the Iranian people to communicate during emergencies and to exercise internationally recognized human rights. (2) Satellite-based residential and Direct-to-Cell (DTC) communications, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), embedded-SIM (eSIM) technology, and other circumvention tools can mitigate those shutdowns, but Iranian users face high costs, sanctions- related equipment barriers, and pervasive digital surveillance. (3) Clarifying United States policy and supporting secure connectivity tools