YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityKeeps a small watchdog on religious persecution abroad — you would notice no change.
Transparency & Accountability
The commission reviews religious persecution in other countries. Each year it sends recommendations to the President and Congress. Its authority would end on September 30, 2026; this would push that to December 31, 2028.
More about this bill
You would notice nothing different in daily life. This is housekeeping for a small federal body that studies religious persecution overseas. The commission has no power to make law or set policy. It reviews conditions in other countries. Each year it sends recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. Its legal authority is set to run out on September 30, 2026. The bill would extend the commission through December 31, 2028. It would also allow funding for budget years 2027 and 2028, plus the final three months of 2028. Current law sets that funding at about $3.5 million a year, which the bill leaves alone. The House passed it on June 8, 2026. The Senate passed it on September 29, 2026. It is not law until the President signs it.
Congressional Summary
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.)
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed House
- Action Date
- 2026-06-08
- Date Added
- 2026-06-24
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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