H.R. 1744 · 119th Congress

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026

Introduced on Feb 27, 2025 by Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4). 11 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 29, 2026): Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Cosponsors
11
6 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026.

Subjects

  • Human rights
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Religion
  • U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 8, 2026). Public domain.

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.)

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Christopher H. SmithR-NJ-4Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
  6. Jun 8, 2026 · HouseMr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Jun 8, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3947-3948)
  8. Jun 8, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1744.
  9. Jun 8, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3947)
  10. Jun 8, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3947)
  11. Jun 8, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Jun 8, 2026 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  13. Jun 9, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  14. Sep 29, 2026Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Sep 29, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Sep 29, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)
  17. Sep 29, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.