To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-271.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2014
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2014
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-271
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to extend through FY2015 the authorization for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2014Discharged Dec 10, 2014 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-271.
- Dec 17, 2014Presented to President.
- Dec 16, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 15, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6840)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6840 | Thomas R. Carper D-DE | Dec 15, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9016Text printed H9016 | Edward R. Royce R-CA | Dec 10, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8931.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45328 | Designing Congressional Commissions: Background and Considerations for Congress | Report | May 2, 2022 |
| R40957 | Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues Archived | Report | Feb 23, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4653 | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 11, 2014Received in Senate
- Dec 10, 2014Engrossed in House
- Dec 9, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
