Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act
Latest action · Nov 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act
This bill directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia or Russia-affiliated non-state groups. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.)
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2019 to Mar 9, 2020; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 24, 2020 |
Committees 3
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 12, 2019Markup Mar 4, 2020 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 30, 2020 | |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2020 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Nov 18, 2020Mr. Espaillat moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 18, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5920-5921)
- Nov 18, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5408.
- Nov 18, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5920)
- Nov 18, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 4, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 4, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jan 30, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Dec 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5920, H5921Text printed H5920Notices H5930Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5408, Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act | Adriano Espaillat D-NY, Joe Wilson R-SC, John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Nov 18, 2020 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 26, 2020H.R. 5408, Ukraine Religious Freedom Support ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 4, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 199, December 12, 2019, page H10258.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-101 | MARKUP OF H.RES. 512, H.R. 5408, H.RES. 742, H.R. 5664, H. RES. 720, H.R. 2166, H.R. 2847, H.RES. 723, H.RES. 809, H.RES. 458, AND H.R. 1611188 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 4, 2020 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45008 | Ukraine: Background, Conflict with Russia, and U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Oct 5, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3064 | Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act | Identical bill | Dec 17, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To oppose violations of religious freedom in Ukraine by Russia and armed groups commanded by Russia.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 18, 2020Engrossed in House
- Dec 12, 2019Introduced 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.
