United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2025
Description
This bill would reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through 2028.
Summary
What it does
This bill would reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through 2028. As an independent federal body, the commission is responsible for monitoring religious freedom conditions worldwide and reviewing related U.S. government policies. The legislation proposes to extend the commission's authority beyond its current expiration at the end of fiscal year 2026, allowing it to continue making policy recommendations to federal officials.
Who is affected
This bill primarily affects the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal body, by extending its operational authority through 2028. Additionally, the legislation impacts the U.S. government agencies and officials whose international religious freedom policies are reviewed and monitored by the commission.
Key provisions
- Reauthorization of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The bill extends the authorization for the commission through 2028, continuing its mandate beyond the current expiration at the end of fiscal year 2026.
- Monitoring and policy recommendation duties. The commission remains authorized to monitor religious freedom conditions globally and review U.S. government policies to provide specific policy recommendations.
Fiscal impact
- H.R. 1744, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2025· As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 26, 2026
Effective dates
The bill extends the authorization for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through 2028, following the expiration of its current authorization at the end of fiscal year 2026.
Relationship to existing law
This bill extends the authorization for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through 2028, modifying current law which authorizes the commission through fiscal year 2026.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to extend the operations of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through 2028, ensuring the continued independent monitoring of global religious freedom conditions and the development of policy recommendations for the U.S. government.