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H.R. 1744

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026

Foreign Relations Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee · Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ)

Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Passed House): 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.)

Signed by Pres. Trump 3 November 2026

Record as of 3 November 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

  1. 3 November 2026 Signed by Pres. Trump

    What's next: Takes effect (on enactment unless the text sets other dates)

  2. 26 October 2026 Presented to President
  3. 1 more action
    1. 14 October 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. 29 September 2026 Passed Senate (unanimous consent)
  5. 29 September 2026 Discharged from committee (Senate)
  6. 1 more action
    1. 9 June 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  7. 8 June 2026 Passed House with amendment (voice vote)
  8. 7 more actions
    1. 8 June 2026 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
    2. 8 June 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
    3. 8 June 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1744.
    4. 8 June 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3947-3948)
    5. 8 June 2026 Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
    6. 26 March 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
    7. 26 March 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. 27 February 2025 Referred to committee
  10. 27 February 2025 Introduced in House
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