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May 19, 2003: GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Advocate Regime Change in Iran

2003-05-19

Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) introduces the Iran Democracy Act (S. 1082) to encourage regime change in Iran. The bill would require the US to adopt a policy aimed at supporting “an internationally-monitored referendum in Iran by which the Iranian people can peacefully change the system of government in Iran.” It would also ensure that Radio Farda, a US-sponsored effort to improve the United States’ image among Iranians, devotes “a significant percentage of [its] programming… to discussing democratic change in Iran including an internationally-monitored democratic referendum in Iran.” [Office of Senator Sam Brownback, 5/19/2003; US Congress. Senate., 5/19/2003] The bill never becomes law. [GovTrack (.us), 5/19/2003]