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S. 1245 112th Congress Senate

Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.

Introduced: June 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AfghanistanAfricaAlgeriaAsia
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BahrainBangladeshBhutanDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEgyptExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGaza StripHuman rightsIndiaIranIraqIsraelJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLebanonLibyaMaldivesMiddle EastMoroccoNepalOmanPakistanPalestiniansQatarReligionSaudi ArabiaSri LankaSyriaTajikistanTunisiaTurkmenistanUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanWest BankYemen
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Jun 22, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 22, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4028)
Jun 22, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 22, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to appoint a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia within the Department of State.

Authorizes the Special Envoy, subject to direction by the President and the Secretary of State, to represent the United States in matters and cases relevant to religious freedom in: (1) contacts with foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of the United Nations (U.N.), the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other international organizations; and (2) multilateral conferences and meetings relevant to religious freedom.

Defines "countries of the Near East" as Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and including the West Bank and Gaza. Defines "countries of South Central Asia" as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 440 To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 27, 2012
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 23, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1245: Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1245/
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