Iran Freedom and Support Act

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| shorttitle = Iran Freedom and Support Act

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| longtitle = An Act to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.

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| enacted by = 109th

| effective date = September 30, 2006

| public law url = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-120/pdf/STATUTE-120-Pg1344.pdf

| cite public law = 109-293

| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|120|1344}}

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| leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR06198:@@@R

| introducedin = House

| introducedbill = {{USBill|109|H.R.|6198}}

| introducedby = Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)

| introduceddate = September 27, 2006

| committees = House International Relations, House Financial Services

| passedbody1 = House

| passeddate1 = September 28, 2006

| passedvote1 = agreed voice vote

| passedbody2 = Senate

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| passeddate2 = September 30, 2006

| passedvote2 = passed unanimous consent

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| signedpresident = George W. Bush

| signeddate = September 30, 2006

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The Iran Freedom Support Act ({{USPL|109|293}}, 120 Stat. 1344, {{USBill|109|H.R.|6198}}, enacted September 30, 2006) is an Act of Congress that appropriated $10 million and directed the President of the United States to spend that money in support of "pro-democracy groups" opposed to the Iranian government.{{cite news|title=Santorum challenges Obama, Bush on Iran funding|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/13/politics/truth-squad-iran/|access-date=20 July 2015|agency=CNN|date=13 November 2011|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152650/http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/13/politics/truth-squad-iran/|url-status=live}} Opponents claimed the bill was a first step towards a US-led invasion of the country.{{Cite web |url=http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/06/04/con06170.html |title=Sheehan, Cindy. Mission Accomplished Day. April 30, 2006. |access-date=July 4, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514080127/http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/06/04/con06170.html |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}Dennis Kucinich called the act a "steppingstone to war." [http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=42687 "Kucinich Speaks Out Against House Bill That Lays The Ground Work For War Against Iran"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604043127/http://kucinich.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=42687 |date=2010-06-04 }}

In response to the passage of the bill, President George W. Bush lauded the Congress "for demonstrating its bipartisan commitment to confronting the Iranian regime's repressive and destabilizing activities."[https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/09/20060930-4.html President Applauds Congress for Passage of Iran Freedom Support Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025103450/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/09/20060930-4.html |date=2017-10-25 }}. The White House. September 30, 2006.