3.0.0 1140 2019-11-15T21:10:08Z 2019-11-15T21:10:08Z House H HRES 2008-04-23 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-04-23T14:01:45Z 2008-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 N W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2008-04-23 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2008-04-23 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2008-04-23 True M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2008-04-23 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-04-23 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2008-04-23 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2008-04-23 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2008-04-23 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-04-23 True W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2008-04-23 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2008-04-23 True B001239 Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] J. Barrett R SC Gresham 3 2008-04-23 True K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2008-04-23 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2008-04-23 True B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2008-04-23 True P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2008-04-23 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2008-04-23 True H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2008-04-23 True A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2008-04-23 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2008-04-23 True T000260 Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] TODD TIAHRT R KS 4 2008-04-23 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2008-04-24 False F000440 Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] VITO FOSSELLA R NY 13 2008-04-24 False S001167 Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Bill Sali R ID 1 2008-04-29 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-04-29 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2008-04-29 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2008-04-29 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2008-04-29 False I000023 Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] BOB INGLIS R SC 4 2008-04-29 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2008-04-30 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2008-04-30 False B000575 Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] ROY BLUNT R MO 7 2008-05-06 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2008-05-06 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2008-05-13 False G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2008-06-26 False International Affairs Admission of nonimmigrants Anniversaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congress Economic assistance Employee training Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Federal officials Foreign leaders Foreign service Government Operations and Politics Human rights Immigration Labor and Employment Legislation President and foreign policy Presidential appointments Religion Religious liberty Right of asylum Sanctions (International law) Treaties United Nations Visas International Affairs 00 2008-04-23 Introduced in House 2008-07-15T18:40:39Z Recognizes the tenth anniversary of the signing of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) and the fundamental importance of religious freedom within U.S. historical experience and foreign policy.

Urges all United Nations member states to respect their obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Calls on the President to appoint a National Security Advisor on International Religious Freedom, promote respect for religious freedom, and address the findings and recommendations of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom regarding asylum-seekers in the United States.

Calls on the Secretary of State to: (1) ensure that no foreign government official who has been directly involved in particularly severe violations of religious freedom receives a U.S. visa; (2) ensure that religious freedom is a key part of dialogue with all countries where concerns exist; (3) ensure that U.S. foreign aid program funding promotes respect for religious freedom; (4) ensure that religious freedom and other human rights training is required of all foreign service officers; and (5) develop strategies to address new religious freedom concerns.

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