UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2026

On 2026-09-29, Senator John Thune (R-SD) delivered a floor speech titled "UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2026" in the Senate.

UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2026

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 154 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5186] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2026 Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1744 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1744) to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through December 31, 2028. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 1744) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR1744, HR1744