119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 4, 2025
A resolution recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on religious freedom around the world.
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Latest action (Jun 26, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 4, 2025)
This resolution recognizes religious freedom as a fundamental human right and expresses concern over threats to religious freedom around the world, such as through harassment, violence, and imprisonment.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S596-597)
Introduced in Senate
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ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng to international religious freedom. H.Res.594/S.Res.327, a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries, all provisions. S.Res.52, a resolution recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States fo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s; and prisoners of conscience. Issues relating to free speech in Europe. Review of U.S. interest in appointment of members at the OAS Human Rights Commission. S.Res.52 "A resolution recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States fo…
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