3.0.0 2711 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z Senate S S 2014-07-30 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-07-30T23:06:28Z United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014 113 4653 HR 2014-07-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2014-07-30 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5144-5145) IntroReferral 2014-07-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5143-5144) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N H.R.5816 https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5816 International Affairs Advisory bodies Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Human rights Religion U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom International Affairs 00 2014-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2014-08-19T15:16:19Z United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through September 30, 2016.

Directs the Commission, during an initial election, to elect: (1) as Chair a Commissioner appointed by an elected official of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and (2) as Vice Chair a Commissioner appointed by an elected official of the political party of the President. Sets forth a process for future elections in which the positions of Chair and Vice Chair rotate annually between Commissioners appointed by elected officials of each political party.

Requires the Ambassador at Large to be notified in advance of all Commission meetings. Allows the Ambassador to attend all meetings as a nonvoting member.

Removes authority under which a Commission member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office.

Requires approval by at least six of the nine members of the Commission before: (1) issuance of a statement on behalf of the Commission, or (2) submittal of policy recommendation reports to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. Permits each member to include individual or dissenting views.

Authorizes elected officials to appoint majority and minority staff directors for the Commission, as well as professional staff for the political parties. (Currently, the Commission appoints a single executive director and is served by nonpartisan staff.)

]]> United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2014 Display Title United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2711is/xml/BILLS-113s2711is.xml 2014-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5144-5145) 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.