House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
IRAN Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 2, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9299.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SWALWELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 127, August 2, 2024, Page H4975):Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in congress). The single subject of this legislation is: Promoting Internet Freedom in Iran.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 2, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 268 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9299, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9299
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 4, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
35 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 22 Democrats
13 of 35 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), James Himes (D-CT), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Cory Mills (R-FL), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Scott Peters (D-CA), Maria Salazar (R-FL) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eric Swalwell.
- H.R. 9768 (118th) Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Act
- H.R. 2394 (118th) Protection from Abusive Passengers Act
- H.R. 8285 (118th) Educator Down Payment Assistance Act of 2024
- H.R. 10507 (118th) Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
- H.R. 3121 (118th) Journalist Protection Act
- H.R. 2912 (118th) Airport Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.