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HR1744Referred to Committee

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Christopher H. Smith
Christopher H. Smith
Republican · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 96.5% (548 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S000522

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (11)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-03-06
  • Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2025-03-10
  • Jason Crow (D-CO-6)· 2025-05-14
  • Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)· 2026-02-20
  • Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10)· 2026-02-20
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-02-23
  • Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)· 2026-02-24
  • Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8)· 2026-03-27

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.

2026-03-26

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsMarkup By · 2026-03-26

Previously

  • Foreign Affairs CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-03-26
  • Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-27
  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-27

Plain-English Summary

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through FY2028. The commission is an independent federal commission tasked with monitoring international religious freedom conditions, reviewing U.S. government policy, and making policy recommendations.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

International Affairs

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1744 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1744 To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2028. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2028. 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 ``United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435(a)) is amended by striking ``2025 and 2026'' and inserting ``2027 and 2028''. (b) Extension of Authorization.--Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and inserting ``September 30, 2028''. <all>
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