Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2503
116th Congress(2019-2020)
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 18, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 18, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2503
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Florida
Republican
Colorado
Democrat
Delaware
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
New Jersey
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through FY2023 and makes changes to the administration of the commission.

Specifically, the bill removes staggered terms for commissioners, replacing them with one, non-renewable three-year term, and it eliminates the requirement that each commissioner obtain a security clearance.

The bill prescribes certain procedures when a commissioner speaks at a public event in either a private or official capacity, and it requires commissioners to disclose any instance in which they were identified as a commissioner while participating in a public event in a private capacity. The bill also prohibits commissioners and staff from accepting nonfederal funding for official travel expenses, and it requires each member of the commission to disclose any international travel that was paid for or reimbursed by anyone other than the commissioner or the federal government. Further, the commission must make its rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings publicly available, and each commissioner must submit financial disclosure reports in the same form and manner as an officer or employee of Congress.

In addition, the bill revises provisions related to commission personnel and compensation.

Text (1)
September 18, 2019
Actions (2)
09/18/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
09/18/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:58 PM