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<dc:title>119 S3984 IS: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-03-04</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>119th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 3984</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20260304">March 4, 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S417">Mr. Budd</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S337">Mr. Coons</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S323">Mr. Risch</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S324">Mrs. Shaheen</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S355">Mr. Cruz</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To authorize a 2-year extension of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.</official-title></form><legis-body style="OLC" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="section-one" id="S1"><enum>1.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id855C577EF4B647C487D4D09D3BF4C3CE"><enum>2.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Commission on International Religious Freedom</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62849D98C6414CD3900333DBBC946858"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207(a) of the <short-title>International Religious Freedom Act of 1998</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6435">22 U.S.C. 6435(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2025 and 2026</quote> and inserting <quote>2026 through 2028</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C81E85C51F447559AEC41820CD0E8C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209 of the <short-title>International Religious Freedom Act of 1998</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6436">22 U.S.C. 6436</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2026</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2028</quote>.</text></subsection></section></legis-body></bill>

