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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. 

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through 2028. The commission is an independent federal commission tasked with monitoring international religious freedom conditions, reviewing U.S. government policy, and making policy recommendations. (Under current law, the commission is authorized through FY2026.)

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1744 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1744


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 9, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States 
  Commission on International Religious Freedom through December 31, 
                                 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 2026''.

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, 
and for the period beginning on October 1, 2028, and ending on December 
31, 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 ``December 31, 2028''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.