U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1744: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
Status: Signed into law, November 3, 2026
To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026.
What the bill says
An act To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through December 31, 2028.
From the introduced text, June 9, 2026:
AN ACT To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through December 31, 2028. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026 . SECTION 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 2027 and 2028, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2028, and ending on December 31, 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 December 31, 2028 . Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
Sponsors
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4) · primary sponsor
- Brad Sherman (D)
- Gus Bilirakis (R, HD-FL-12)
- Henry Cuellar (D, HD-028)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Ted Lieu (D)
- Jason Crow (D, HD-006)
- Michael McCaul (R, HD-010)
- Maria Salazar (R, HD-FL-27)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Bill Huizenga (R, HD-004)
- Jamie Raskin (D, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Signed by President.
- : Presented to President.
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- : The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Subjects: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, International organizations and cooperation, Human rights, International Affairs, Religion
Common questions
- What is HB1744?
- HB1744 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026.
- What does HB1744 do?
- In its own words: An act To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through December 31, 2028.
- What is the status of HB1744?
- Signed into law as of November 3, 2026. Latest action: Signed by President. (November 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1744?
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1744?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1744
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