H.R. 1744
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
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 December 11, 2026.)
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Where this section came from
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Feb 27, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Feb 27
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Jun 8, 2026 · Engrossed in House Marked up by House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mar 26 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
(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
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December
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(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.