United StatesReligious freedom commission would continue through December 2028
The measure would move the commission’s end date from September 30, 2026, to December 31, 2028, and authorize funding through that later date.
What it does
The commission’s termination date would move from September 30, 2026, to December 31, 2028. That is a 27-month extension.
Permission for federal funding would shift from 2025 and 2026 to 2027, 2028, and October 1 through December 31, 2028. The text does not state a dollar amount.
Argument forExtending the commission through 2028 could let it keep operating for 27 additional months.
Argument againstAuthorizing later funding could lead to more federal spending through 2028, though this text gives no dollar amount.
More detail
Congress would extend the commission’s authorization. The extension applies to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The stated termination date would change from September 30, 2026, to December 31, 2028.
Congress would authorize federal funding for the commission during the replacement periods. The funding authorization applies to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The passage authorizes funding but does not state a dollar amount. The authorization would cover 2027, 2028, and the period from October 1 through December 31, 2028, replacing 2025 and 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 26Presented to President.To President
- Oct 14Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 29Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.Minor
- Sep 29Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)Passed Senate
- Jun 9Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jun 8Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 8Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3947-3948)
- Jun 8DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1744.
- Jun 8Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3947)Passed House
- Jun 8Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 8The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 26Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
- 2025
- Feb 27Introduced in House
- Feb 27Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Introduced
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