3.0.0 301 2023-01-11T13:24:13Z 2023-01-11T13:24:13Z House H HR 2013-01-15 113 [Pages H5347-H5349]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:H.J. Res. 57.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitutional Amendments Article VThe Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deemit necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution,or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds ofthe several States, shall call a Convention for proposingAmendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to allIntents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, whenratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the severalStates or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the oneor the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by theCongress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made priorto the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in anyManner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the NinthSection of the first Article; and that no State without itsConsent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in theSenate.ADDITIONAL SPONSORSUnder clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills andresolutions as follows:[[Page H5348]]H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois.H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart.H.R. 182: Mr. Sires.H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart.H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock.H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz.H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur.H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman.H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer.H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider.H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania.H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter.H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison.H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas.H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman.H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson.H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri.H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio.H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio.H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California.H.R. 574: Mr. Clay.H.R. 578: Mr. Womack.H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright.H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison.H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta.H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr.Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal.H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia.H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green ofTexas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack.H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden.H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin.H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright.H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California.H.R. 755: Ms. Esty.H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy.H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman.H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline,Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr.Pocan.H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego.H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry.H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California.H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina.H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole.H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus.H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta.H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, andMr. Womack.H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms.Kuster.H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette.H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr.Massie.H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano.H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus.H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry.H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass.H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman.H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers.H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas.H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms.Esty.H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce.H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms.Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps.H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay.H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum.H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal.H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer.H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty.H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina.H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach.H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio.H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine.H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman.H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-09-19T17:55:14Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-15T17:16:55Z hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-15T17:15:41Z hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-15T17:15:08Z Referred to 2013-01-15T15:05:15Z Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 113 653 S 2014-08-08 Became Public Law No: 113-161. Related bill CRS 2013-09-19 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2013-09-18 13:54:25 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 22 (Roll no. 465). (text: CR 9/17/2013 H5564-5565) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 465 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll465.xml House 113 2013-09-18T17:54:25Z 1 2013-09-18 13:54:25 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 22 (Roll no. 465).(text: CR 9/17/2013 H5564-5565) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 465 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll465.xml House 113 2013-09-18T17:54:25Z 1 2013-09-18 13:47:00 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5606) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2013-09-17 17:20:53 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2013-09-17 17:00:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 301. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2013-09-17 16:59:58 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5564-5567) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2013-09-17 16:59:42 Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2013-03-15 hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. Committee 2013-03-15 hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Committee 2013-03-15 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2013-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-01-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E31) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 N E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2013-01-15 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2013-01-15 True G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2013-01-15 True P000595 Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14] Gary Peters D MI 14 2013-01-15 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. 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Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2013-09-09 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2013-09-16 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2013-09-17 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] TOM LATHAM R IA 3 2013-09-17 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2013-09-17 False International Affairs Afghanistan Africa Asia Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Egypt Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Human rights Iran Iraq Middle East Pakistan Religion International Affairs 00 2013-01-15 Introduced in House 2013-02-11T17:32:37Z Directs 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.

Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) promote the right of religious freedom of religious minorities in the countries of the Near East and South Central Asia, denounce the violation of such right, and recommend appropriate U.S government responses to such violations; (2) monitor and combat acts of religious intolerance and incitement targeted against such religious minorities; (3) ensure that the needs of such religious minority communities are addressed, including economic and security needs directly tied to religious-based discrimination and persecution; (4) work with foreign governments of such countries to address inherently discriminatory laws; and (5) coordinate and assist in the preparation of specified reports required by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.

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.

Requires the Special Envoy to give priority to programs, projects, and activities for Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

Declares that this Act shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2018.

]]> 36 2013-09-18 Passed House amended 2013-09-23T21:02:05Z (Sec. 2) Directs 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. Requires the Special Envoy to have the rank of ambassador.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) promote the right of religious freedom of religious minorities in the countries of the Near East and South Central Asia, denounce the violation of such right, and recommend appropriate U.S government responses to such violations; (2) monitor and combat acts of religious intolerance and incitement targeted against such religious minorities; (3) ensure that the needs of such religious minority communities are addressed, including economic and security needs directly tied to religious-based discrimination and persecution; (4) work with foreign governments of such countries to address inherently discriminatory laws; and (5) coordinate and assist in the preparation of specified reports required by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.

(Sec. 4) 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.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Special Envoy to give priority to programs, projects, and activities for Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to eliminate certain positions within the State Department as necessary to offset the costs of carrying out this Act.

(Sec. 7) Declares that this Act shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2018.

]]> To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. Display Title To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. Referred in Senate 2013-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr301rfs/xml/BILLS-113hr301rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2013-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr301eh/xml/BILLS-113hr301eh.xml Introduced in House 2013-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr301ih/xml/BILLS-113hr301ih.xml 2013-09-19 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.