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On the recordSeptember 11, 2024
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3764) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 3764 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 ``United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435(a)) is amended by striking ``2023 and 2024'' and inserting ``2025 and 2026''. (b) Extension of Authorization.--Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2026''. ____________________
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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