Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 1024
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote international religious freedom and marking the 20th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 24, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 24, 2018
Latest Action
Jul 24, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
1024
Congress
115
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Primary focus of measure is discrimination on basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, health or disability; First Amendment rights; due process and equal protection; abortion rights; privacy. Measures concerning abortion rights and procedures may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
New Jersey
House Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Marks the 20th anniversary of the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.

Reaffirms the commitment of: (1) the United States to advance religious freedom as a fundamental part of U.S. foreign policy, and (2) Congress to work with the Administration to carry out the religious-freedom priorities made in the 2018 National Security Strategy of the United States.

Calls on the President, Department of State, and Members of Congress to leverage the growing network of foreign institutions focused on religious freedom.

Calls on the President and State Department to continue strengthening religious freedom diplomacy.

Calls on the President, State Department, and Department of Defense to develop a comprehensive response plan to protect and assist the victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, forced dislocations, mass detentions, and violence from extremist actors or terrorists.

Calls on the President, the State Department, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to ensure that trade negotiations include religious-freedom conditions.

Text (1)
July 24, 2018
Actions (2)
07/24/2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/24/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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