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Recognizes religious freedom as a fundamental human right, expresses Senate concern over threats to it worldwide, and urges the State Department to make it a priority in U.S. foreign policy.
Official title: A resolution recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on religious freedom around the world.
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Senate
Introduced
04-FEB-2025
Referred
04-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
27-MAR-2025
Reported
26-JUN-2025
On the calendar
26-JUN-2025
- Recognizes religious freedom as a fundamental human right and expresses grave concern over harassment, violence, and imprisonment of religious minorities around the world.
- Condemns efforts to suppress religious freedom, including criminalizing religious practice, conversion, advocacy, and the building or upkeep of religious sites.
- Urges the State Department to keep engaging allies, support rights activists in countries of particular concern, use sanctions under existing religious freedom and human rights laws, and weigh rights violations when choosing free trade partners.
- Cites country examples including Burma, China, Iran, Nigeria, and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, and notes the State Department's 2023 designations of countries of particular concern.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (04-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 26-JUN-2025).
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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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3 Republicans
1 Independent