US SB1875 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to prohibit: (1) an individual from serving more than two consecutive terms as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, (2) each member serving on the date of enactment of this Act from being reappointed to more than one additional consecutive term, (3) a member attending less than 75% of the meetings during one of such member's terms from being eligible for reappointment, and (4) a member from being eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second, consecutive term. Establishes staggered office terms by modifying certain terms of office conditions for members appointed to serve from May 15, 2012, through May 14, 2014. 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. 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. Extends the Commission's termination date to September 30, 2013.
Title
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-11-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2867 (Related) 2011-12-23 - Became Public Law No: 112-75.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Human rights
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Human rights
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1875/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1875/BILLS-112s1875is.pdf |