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Dave Min (D-CA)

FREEDOM Act

H.R. 6469 · House bill International Affairs

A Democratic bill with 18 Republican cosponsors · See all 37 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Feasibility Review of Emerging Equipment for Digital Open Media Act" or the "FREEDOM Act," requires a report on internet freedom in Iran. The Secretary of State must prepare this report within 120 days of the Act's enactment. This report is to be done in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of the Treasury. It will be submitted to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The report will update and supplement previous requirements from the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +5

    Does this get reliable internet to more people?

    The bill investigates emerging wireless communication technologies to expand connectivity.

  • Scored +3

    Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?

    The bill promotes internet freedom and digital openness as a tool of foreign policy regarding Iran.

  • Scored +2

    Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?

    The bill requires an assessment of the security and resilience of wireless communications against signal jamming and countermeasures.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.