FREEDOM Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6469 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6469

            To require a report on internet freedom in Iran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2025

Mr. Min (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Goldman 
   of New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
  Walkinshaw, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Mills, and Mr. Sherman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
            To require a report on internet freedom in Iran.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Feasibility Review of Emerging 
Equipment for Digital Open Media Act'' or the ``FREEDOM Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON INTERNET FREEDOM IN IRAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Federal Communications Commission and the Department of the Treasury, 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate a report that updates and supplements the report required under 
section 5124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2025 (Public Law 118-159).
    (b) Additional Matters To Be Included.--Updates to the strategy 
required in section 5124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), shall also include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of the feasibility of using direct-to-
        cell wireless communications technologies to expand internet 
        access for the people of Iran, including technical, regulatory, 
        and security considerations.
            (2) An analysis of how drone-based platforms, signal 
        jamming technologies, and related countermeasures could impact 
        the feasibility, security, economics, and resilience of such 
        direct-to-cell wireless communications.
            (3) A survey of terrestrial and non-terrestrial 
        telecommunications service providers currently active in Iran, 
        including--
                    (A) whether such providers are state-owned or 
                state-controlled;
                    (B) the extent of foreign participation or 
                investment in such providers; and
                    (C) the implications of such ownership and control 
                for communications freedom and censorship.
            (4) Any other relevant information to assess the 
        opportunities and risks associated with terrestrial and non-
        terrestrial communications technologies in Iran.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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