House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026
Official title: To support human rights and internet freedom in Iran and hold the Iranian regime accountable for the repression of the Iranian people.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Lawler R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 20, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7622.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 34, February 20, 2026, Page H2235):Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7622, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7622
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b0c546936af35c43d9d55a77730ed2e8e53df81395f9106f4721ad108795a24b
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 September 19, 2026). 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
77 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 39 Democrats
39 of 77 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Brian Jack (R-GA) and 47 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Lawler.
- H.R. 1422 (119th) Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
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- H.R. 2683 (119th) Remote Access Security Act
- H.R. 3352 (119th) HALOS Act of 2025
- H.R. 9436 (119th) Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.