H.R. 2867 — 112th Congress

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

Originated in the House · Introduced Sep 8, 2011 · International Affairs

Latest action

Dec 23, 2011

Became Public Law No: 112-75.

CRS summary

As of Dec 23, 2011

Public Law

(This measure has not been amended since it was amended by the Senate on December 13, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Sep 15, 2011 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Full roll call

Passed (391–21)

85 of 433 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea391: 167 R · 145 D

MemberPartyState
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
BOREN, Daniel DavidOK
CHANDLER, A. B.KY
CARDOZA, Dennis A.CA
WATT, Melvin L.NC
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
TURNER, Robert L.NY
QUAYLE, BenAZ
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
ALEXANDER, RodneyLA
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
AKIN, W. ToddMO
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
WEST, AllenFL
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
SHULER, HeathNC
REYES, SilvestreTX
BILBRAY, Brian P.CA
CLARKE, HansenMI
RICHARDSON, LauraCA
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
FRANK, BarneyMA
ADAMS, SandraFL
BASS, Charles FosterNH
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
BUERKLE, Ann MarieNY
KUCINICH, DennisOH
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
McCOTTER, Thaddeus GeorgeMI
MILLER, BradNC
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
BERG, RickND
CANSECO, FranciscoTX
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
KISSELL, LarryNC
SCHMIDT, JeanOH
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
CRAVAACK, ChipMN
CANTOR, EricVA
REHBERG, DennyMT
CRITZ, Mark S.PA
BACA, JoeCA
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
PLATTS, ToddPA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
MACK, Connie, IVFL
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SUTTON, BettyOH
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
HAYWORTH, NanNY
CARNAHAN, RussMO
ALTMIRE, JasonPA
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
MYRICK, SueNC
LUNGREN, Daniel EdwardCA
HOCHUL, Kathleen C.NY
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
RIVERA, DavidFL
FILNER, BobCA
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
BONO, MaryCA
DAVIS, Geoffrey C.KY
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
SCHILLING, BobbyIL
OLVER, John WalterMA
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
AUSTRIA, SteveOH
BONNER, Jr., Josiah RobinsAL
Terri A. SewellDemocratAL
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
Doris O. MatsuiDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Jackie SpeierDemocratCA
Janice HahnDemocratCA
Jerry McNerneyDemocratCA
Jim CostaDemocratCA
John GaramendiDemocratCA
Judy ChuDemocratCA
Karen BassDemocratCA
Linda T. SánchezDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Ed PerlmutterDemocratCO
Jared PolisDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
James A. HimesDemocratCT
Joe CourtneyDemocratCT
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
John C. Carney Jr.DemocratDE
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratFL
Frederica S. WilsonDemocratFL
Kathy CastorDemocratFL
Theodore E. DeutchDemocratFL
David ScottDemocratGA
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.DemocratGA
John BarrowDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Colleen HanabusaDemocratHI
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Bruce L. BraleyDemocratIA
David LoebsackDemocratIA
Daniel LipinskiDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Mike QuigleyDemocratIL
André CarsonDemocratIN
Joe DonnellyDemocratIN
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
John A. YarmuthDemocratKY
Cedric L. RichmondDemocratLA
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Niki TsongasDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
William R. KeatingDemocratMA
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Donna F. EdwardsDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
John P. SarbanesDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Chellie PingreeDemocratME
Michael H. MichaudDemocratME
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Keith EllisonDemocratMN
Timothy J. WalzDemocratMN
Emanuel CleaverDemocratMO
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
G. K. ButterfieldDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Albio SiresDemocratNJ
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Ben Ray LujánDemocratNM
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Brian HigginsDemocratNY
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Paul TonkoDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Timothy H. BishopDemocratNY
William L. OwensDemocratNY
Yvette D. ClarkeDemocratNY
Marcia L. FudgeDemocratOH
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Tim RyanDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Kurt SchraderDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Allyson Y. SchwartzDemocratPA
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
David N. CicillineDemocratRI
James R. LangevinDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Steve CohenDemocratTN
Al GreenDemocratTX
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Henry CuellarDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
Gerald E. ConnollyDemocratVA
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Peter WelchDemocratVT
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Gwen MooreDemocratWI
Ron KindDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Martha RobyRepublicanAL
Mike RogersRepublicanAL
Mo BrooksRepublicanAL
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Steve WomackRepublicanAR
Tim GriffinRepublicanAR
David SchweikertRepublicanAZ
Paul A. GosarRepublicanAZ
Trent FranksRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Devin NunesRepublicanCA
Duncan HunterRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Jeff DenhamRepublicanCA
John CampbellRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Kevin McCarthyRepublicanCA
Cory GardnerRepublicanCO
Doug LambornRepublicanCO
Mike CoffmanRepublicanCO
Scott R. TiptonRepublicanCO
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Bill PoseyRepublicanFL
Dennis A. RossRepublicanFL
Gus M. BilirakisRepublicanFL
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublicanFL
Richard B. NugentRepublicanFL
Vern BuchananRepublicanFL
Austin ScottRepublicanGA
Phil GingreyRepublicanGA
Steve KingRepublicanIA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
Aaron SchockRepublicanIL
Adam KinzingerRepublicanIL
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Peter J. RoskamRepublicanIL
Randy HultgrenRepublicanIL
Robert J. DoldRepublicanIL
Larry BucshonRepublicanIN
Todd RokitaRepublicanIN
Todd YoungRepublicanIN
Kevin YoderRepublicanKS
Lynn JenkinsRepublicanKS
Mike PompeoRepublicanKS
Tim HuelskampRepublicanKS
Brett GuthrieRepublicanKY
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
Charles W. Boustany Jr.RepublicanLA
John FlemingRepublicanLA
Steve ScaliseRepublicanLA
Andy HarrisRepublicanMD
Bill HuizengaRepublicanMI
Candice S. MillerRepublicanMI
Dan BenishekRepublicanMI
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
Tim WalbergRepublicanMI
Erik PaulsenRepublicanMN
John KlineRepublicanMN
Billy LongRepublicanMO
Blaine LuetkemeyerRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Vicky HartzlerRepublicanMO
Alan NunneleeRepublicanMS
Gregg HarperRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Renee L. EllmersRepublicanNC
Virginia FoxxRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Adrian SmithRepublicanNE
Jeff FortenberryRepublicanNE
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Frank C. GuintaRepublicanNH
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Jon RunyanRepublicanNJ
Leonard LanceRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Scott GarrettRepublicanNJ
Stevan PearceRepublicanNM
Joseph J. HeckRepublicanNV
Mark E. AmodeiRepublicanNV
Christopher P. GibsonRepublicanNY
Michael G. GrimmRepublicanNY
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
Richard L. HannaRepublicanNY
Tom ReedRepublicanNY
Bill JohnsonRepublicanOH
Bob GibbsRepublicanOH
James B. RenacciRepublicanOH
Jim JordanRepublicanOH
Michael R. TurnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Robert E. LattaRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Steve StiversRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
James LankfordRepublicanOK
Tom ColeRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Charles W. DentRepublicanPA
Glenn ThompsonRepublicanPA
Jim GerlachRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Michael G. FitzpatrickRepublicanPA
Mike KellyRepublicanPA
Patrick MeehanRepublicanPA
Tim MurphyRepublicanPA
Jeff DuncanRepublicanSC
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
Tim ScottRepublicanSC
Trey GowdyRepublicanSC
Kristi L. NoemRepublicanSD
Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannRepublicanTN
David P. RoeRepublicanTN
Diane BlackRepublicanTN
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
Scott DesJarlaisRepublicanTN
Bill FloresRepublicanTX
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanTX
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
John R. CarterRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanTX
Michael T. McCaulRepublicanTX
Pete OlsonRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Randy NeugebauerRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Ted PoeRepublicanTX
Jason ChaffetzRepublicanUT
Rob BishopRepublicanUT
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
E. Scott RigellRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
H. Morgan GriffithRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Robert HurtRepublicanVA
Robert J. WittmanRepublicanVA
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublicanWA
David G. ReichertRepublicanWA
Jaime Herrera BeutlerRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Reid J. RibbleRepublicanWI
Sean P. DuffyRepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI
David B. McKinleyRepublicanWV
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV
Cynthia M. LummisRepublicanWY

Nay21: 18 R · 1 L

MemberPartyState
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
WALSH, JoeIL
Justin AmashLibertarianMI
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Tom McClintockRepublicanCA
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
Steve Southerland IIRepublicanFL
Thomas J. RooneyRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Lynn A. WestmorelandRepublicanGA
Paul C. BrounRepublicanGA
Rob WoodallRepublicanGA
Tom GravesRepublicanGA
Tom PriceRepublicanGA
Raúl R. LabradorRepublicanID
Marlin A. StutzmanRepublicanIN
Steven M. PalazzoRepublicanMS
Mick MulvaneyRepublicanSC
Blake FarentholdRepublicanTX
K. Michael ConawayRepublicanTX
Kenny MarchantRepublicanTX

Not Voting21: 10 R · 7 D

MemberPartyState
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
LANDRY, JeffLA
GIFFORDS, GabrielleAZ
PENCE, MikeIN
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
John LewisDemocratGA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordRepublicanAR
Daniel WebsterRepublicanFL
Michele BachmannRepublicanMN
Patrick T. McHenryRepublicanNC
Lou BarlettaRepublicanPA
Tom MarinoRepublicanPA
Stephen Lee FincherRepublicanTN
Louie GohmertRepublicanTX
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA

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