United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3984 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3984

  To authorize a 2-year extension of the United States Commission on
                    International Religious Freedom.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2026

  Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr.
Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
                 to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL

  To authorize a 2-year extension of the United States Commission on
                    International Religious Freedom.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

    (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 ``2026 through
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 ``September 30, 2028''.
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