Turkey and Ecumenical Patriarchate Religious Freedom Act of 2021
Summary
Turkey and Ecumenical Patriarchate Religious Freedom Act of 2021 This bill requires reports on religious freedom in Turkey. The Department of State must report to Congress on the State Department's policy for promoting religious freedom in Turkey. If the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends putting Turkey on the State Department's special watch list of countries that engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom but the State Department does not do so, the President must report to Congress a justification for the decision. The President shall not have to make this report if Turkey is added to the special watch list or designated a country of particular concern for religious freedom.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 7, 2021
Last action May 28, 2021
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Committee
2
May 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
lower
May 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
May 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
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Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Pallone, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
James R. Langevin
DDemocratic
Co
John P. Sarbanes
DDemocratic
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