1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iraq Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Government of Iraq responded to the protests in Baghdad, Babil, Basra, Maysan, Nasiriya, Karbala, and Najaf from October 1 through November 2019, by using unprecedented repressive measures against protestors that included shootings, sniper fire, illegal and unlawful detention, mass arrests, and weaponizing public services such as electricity and the internet. (2) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2470 (2019), states that 149 people were killed in early October and another 97 between October 25 and November 6, 2019, while over 6,100 civilians have been wounded during the suppression of these protests. These human rights violations and abuses resulted due to excessive force against protestors by Iraqi Security Forces. (3) Since 2017, Iraqi Security Forces aligned with the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), predominantly Shi’ite militias frequently backed by Iran, have committed unlawful and arbitrary killings according to the United States Department of State. Some reports indicate that PMF-aligned fighters were behind the roof-top sniper attacks in Baghdad in early October 2019 targeting protestors. Iraqi police also fired military grade tear gas grenades which lodged in protestors bodies. On October 8, 2019, the Iraqi military acknowledged the excessive use of force. (4) The Iraqi government also suppressed freedom of expression during the protests through the detention of journalists, blocking internet access from October 3 through 9, 2019, and again since late October, and attacking media outlets. These attacks included intimidation, harassment, and preparing journalist watchlists while also raiding satellite television stations in Baghdad. (5) The Commander of the Iranian Quds Force traveled to Iraq in October 2019 and met with militia leaders from the PMF. The PMF report to the Iraqi Prime Minister but