Skip to main content
SRES 647 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights International organizations and cooperation Racial and ethnic relations Religion United Nations

A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.

Introduced: September 25, 2018 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 115th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Sep 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6307)
Sep 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for: (1) for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws; and (2) the United States to make the repeal of these laws a priority in the bilateral relationships of the United States with countries that have such laws.

What's happening now September 25, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6307)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 349 Identical bill Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 25, 2018
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 647: A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-647/
MLA
"S. Res. 647: A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-647/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 647, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-647/.
Markdown link
[S. Res. 647: A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-647/)
Report a problem