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US SR573
Resolution
AI Summary
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Reaffirms U.S. global leadership in promoting, protecting, and expanding the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion
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Encourages the Secretary of State to use all available tools to discourage foreign governments from continuing patterns of religious freedom violations and to engage with friendly nations to prevent further erosion
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Identifies 28 countries engaged in religious freedom violations, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Nicaragua, and Saudi Arabia
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Reaffirms the importance of and supports the offices of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
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Commits the United States to supporting those seeking freedom from authoritarian repression, citing that over 360 million Christians live in areas of high persecution according to Aid to the Church in Need
Legislative Description
A resolution expressing the need for the United States continued leadership on matters of religious freedom.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S8926-8927)
12/18/2025