Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2014

S.2585
Introduced: 
July 10, 2014
113
Second
July 10, 2014
Referred to Senate (sub)committee

This bill proposed several measures to promote human rights and democracy in Iran, including sanctions against what are described as individual human rights abusers. The bill designated Ayatollah Khamenei, President Rouhani, and other senior Iranian officials as human rights violators, and would in effect: freeze their assets and place them under travel bans; expand sanctions to include all Iranians involved in human rights abuse; and, impose new sanctions on individuals who do business with Iranian human rights violators under sanction. The bill also called for establishing the office of a ‘special coordinator on human rights and democracy in Iran’ to oversee outreach and assistance programs, authorizing at least $32 m. for such programs and up to $10 m. to expand international broadcasting into Iran.

2 cosponsors (2R).

Last major action: 7/10/14 Read twice and referred to the Comm. on Foreign Relations.

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