US Congress House Bill 2867 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on December 23 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-12-23 - Became Public Law No: 112-75.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to prohibit any individual (including members appointed prior to enactment of this Act) from serving more than two terms as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Requires, for any member serving on the date of enactment of this Act who has completed at least two full terms, that such member's term expire 90 days after such enactment. Bars a member from serving after the expiration of that member's term. Prohibits: (1) a member attending less than 75% of the meetings during one of such member's terms from being eligible for reappointment, and (2) a member from being eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second, consecutive term. Subjects members to specified Department of State and federal travel regulations governing authorized travel at government expense. (Sec. 3) Requires, for purposes of providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations of rights and protections that pertain to various specified antidiscrimination laws, that all employees of the Commission be treated as employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and that the Commission be treated as an employing office of the Senate or House. Authorizes such treatment for any administrative or judicial claim or action pending on the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations of $3 million for each of FY2012-FY2014. (Sec. 5) Increases to $250,000 the maximum amount the Commission may expend in any fiscal year to procure temporary or intermittent services contracts for the conduct of certain activities necessary to Commission functions. (Sec. 6) Extends the Commission's termination date to September 30, 2014. (Sec. 7) Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) review the effectiveness of federal programs to promote international religious freedom; (2) assess the roles and functions of the Office on International Religious Freedom, the relationship to other offices in the Department of State, and the role of the Ambassador at Large; (3) analyze the Commission's structure as an independent nonpartisan entity in relation to other U.S. advisory commissions; and (4) review the relationship between the Ambassador at Large and the Commission.

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011

Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

2011-09-15 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 391 N: 21 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-23	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-75.
2011-12-23	Senate	Signed by President.
2011-12-19	Senate	Presented to President.
2011-12-16	Senate	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-12-16	Senate	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment (CR H9810)
2011-12-16	Senate	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on agreeing to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2867.
2011-12-16	Senate	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H9810-9812)
2011-12-14	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2011-12-13	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR S8553)
2011-12-13	Senate	S.AMDT.1461 Amendment SA 1461 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2011-12-13	Senate	S.AMDT.1461 Amendment SA 1461 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Durbin. (consideration: CR S8552-8553; text: CR S8552-8553)To limit appointments to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom to 2 2-year terms, to authorize employees of the Commission who have filed a discrimination complaint under section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to complete such proceedings, and to clarify that travel by members of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is subject to the Federal Travel Regulation and the Department of State Standardized Regulations.
2011-12-13	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8552-8553)
2011-12-13	Senate	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2011-09-15	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2011-09-15	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-09-15	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 21 (Roll no. 709). (text: CR 9/14/2011 H6152-6153)
2011-09-15	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6197-6198)
2011-09-14	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2011-09-14	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2867.
2011-09-14	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6152-6156)
2011-09-14	House	Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-09-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HB1856 (Related) 2011-08-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
SB1875 (Related) 2011-11-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2867/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2867/BILLS-112hr2867ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2867/BILLS-112hr2867eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2867/BILLS-112hr2867eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2867/BILLS-112hr2867enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011709