Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§8802 Sense of Congress Relating to Violations of Human Rights by Iran

Title 22 › CHAPTER 95 — IRAN FREEDOM AND COUNTERPROLIFERATION › § 8802

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress says the United States should stop Iran from crushing its people or using violence and executions against protesters; openly support Iranians who are working for basic freedoms and a free, democratic government; help people in Iran get and share information safely online and through other media; and prevent Iran from jamming or blocking international satellite broadcasts. Congress finds that Iran’s harmful actions and widespread, organized abuse of its own citizens threaten U.S. interests and world peace.

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Title 22, §8802

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(a)Finding

Congress finds that the interests of the United States and international peace are threatened by the ongoing and destabilizing actions of the Government of Iran, including its massive, systematic, and extraordinary violations of the human rights of its own citizens.

(b)Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—

(1)deny the Government of Iran the ability to continue to oppress the people of Iran and to use violence and executions against pro-democracy protestors and regime opponents;

(2)fully and publicly support efforts made by the people of Iran to promote the establishment of basic freedoms that build the foundation for the emergence of a freely elected, open, and democratic political system;

(3)help the people of Iran produce, access, and share information freely and safely via the Internet and through other media; and

(4)defeat all attempts by the Government of Iran to jam or otherwise obstruct international satellite broadcast signals.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 8802

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110