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HR 1744 · in committee · significant

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill extends funding and authority for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2028.
  • The commission monitors religious freedom conditions worldwide and reviews U.S. government policies affecting religious rights.
  • The reauthorization allows the commission to continue operations and issue policy recommendations through 2028.

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    How should the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom prioritize which countries to monitor given limited resources?

  2. 02

    What mechanisms would make the commission's policy recommendations more likely to influence actual U.S. foreign policy decisions?

  3. 03

    Who should have input into defining which restrictions on religious practice warrant U.S. government attention and response?

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Christopher H. Smith

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Introduced 2026-03-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-26 · house · Committee

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

  2. 2026-03-26 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. 2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  4. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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