United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2025

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. 

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1744 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 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''.
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