119-s676

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 676 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 676

To prohibit assistance to foreign governments that violate human rights 
 with respect to religious freedom.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 20, 2025

 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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 A BILL

To prohibit assistance to foreign governments that violate human rights 
 with respect to religious freedom.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive 
Regimes Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES WITH LAWS IMPOSING SEVERE CRIMINAL 
 PENALTIES FOR APOSTASY, BLASPHEMY, OR INTERFAITH.

 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives that lists each foreign government that the 
President determines, based on credible information, imposes a death 
sentence or life imprisonment on the basis of--

    (1) anti-apostasy laws that explicitly prohibit 
 disaffiliation from a particular religion;

    (2) anti-blasphemy laws; or

    (3) laws prohibiting marriage between individuals of 
 different religious faiths.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT VIOLATE 
 HUMAN RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO RELIGION.

 The United States Government is prohibited from obligating or 
expending any Federal funds to provide assistance to the government of 
any country identified in the report submitted by the President 
pursuant to 

section 2.
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