Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 849, I call up the bill (H.R. 5665) to establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Castor of Florida). Pursuant to House Resolution 849, in lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-23, modified by the amendment printed in House Report 117-218, is adopted, and the bill, as amended, is considered read. The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows: H.R. 5665 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 ``Combating International Islamophobia Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA. Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 64. MONITORING AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA. ``(a) Office To Monitor and Combat Islamophobia.-- ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish within the Department of State an Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia (in this section referred to as the `Office').…”