Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
Latest action · Apr 23, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 23, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the tenth anniversary of the signing of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) and the fundamental importance of religious freedom within U.S. historical experience and foreign policy.
Urges all United Nations member states to respect their obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Calls on the President to appoint a National Security Advisor on International Religious Freedom, promote respect for religious freedom, and address the findings and recommendations of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom regarding asylum-seekers in the United States.
Calls on the Secretary of State to: (1) ensure that no foreign government official who has been directly involved in particularly severe violations of religious freedom receives a U.S. visa; (2) ensure that religious freedom is a key part of dialogue with all countries where concerns exist; (3) ensure that U.S. foreign aid program funding promotes respect for religious freedom; (4) ensure that religious freedom and other human rights training is required of all foreign service officers; and (5) develop strategies to address new religious freedom concerns.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2008 to Jun 26, 2008, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | Apr 23, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Anniversaries
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Economic assistance
- Employee training
- Executive Office of the President
- Executive reorganization
- Federal officials
- Foreign leaders
- Foreign service
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Legislation
- President and foreign policy
- Presidential appointments
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Right of asylum
- Sanctions (International law)
- Treaties
- United Nations
- Visas
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- Apr 23, 2008Introduced in House
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