FREEDOM Act
Sponsored By: Representative Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
Introduced
Summary
Assessing direct-to-cell wireless to expand internet access in Iran. This bill would require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of the Treasury, to prepare and submit within 120 days an update to the FY2025 NDAA section 5124 report to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees.
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- A report would analyze the feasibility of using direct-to-cell wireless technologies to expand internet access for people in Iran, including technical, regulatory, and security considerations.
- The Secretary of State, working with the FCC and Treasury, would produce an unclassified report that may include a classified annex and would assess how drone-based platforms, signal jamming, and countermeasures affect feasibility, security, economics, and resilience.
- Congress and policymakers would get a survey of terrestrial and non-terrestrial telecommunications providers active in Iran, detailing state ownership or control, foreign participation or investment, and implications for communications freedom and censorship, plus any other relevant risks and opportunities.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Study on expanding internet access in Iran
This bill would require the Secretary of State to write a report and give it to two Congressional committees. The report would be due not later than 120 days after enactment. The Secretary would work with the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of the Treasury. The report would update the section 5124 report from the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. It would assess using direct-to-cell wireless to expand internet access for people in Iran, including technical, regulatory, and security issues. It would analyze drone platforms, signal jamming, and countermeasures. It would list terrestrial and non‑terrestrial telecom providers in Iran and note state ownership, foreign participation, and censorship risks. The report would be unclassified but could include a classified annex.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Mills
FL • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Bean (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Franklin, Scott
FL • R
Sponsored 1/16/2026
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
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