S 4685
116th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Marriage and family status
Religion
A bill to prohibit assistance to foreign governments that violate human rights with respect to religious freedom.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the President to submit a report listing each foreign government that imposes a death sentence or life imprisonment pursuant to laws against apostasy, blasphemy, or interfaith marriages, and it prohibits the United States from using any funds to provide assistance to the government of a country identified in the report.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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