H.R. 3056: Turkey and Ecumenical Patriarchate Religious Freedom Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Turkey and Ecumenical Patriarchate Religious Freedom Act of 2021

Plain summary

Turkey and Ecumenical Patriarchate Religious Freedom Act of 2021 This bill requires reports on religious freedom in Turkey. The Department of State must report to Congress on the State Department's policy for promoting religious freedom in Turkey. If the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends putting Turkey on the State Department's special watch list of countries that engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom but the State Department does not do so, the President must report to Congress a justification for the decision. The President shall not have to make this report if Turkey is added to the special watch list or designated a country of particular concern for religious freedom.

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Official text

Turkey and Ecumenical Patriarchate Religious Freedom Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 13 cosponsors

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Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mike Levin (D-CA), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3056.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3056 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117