Scope: Federal
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: July 27, 2026
S. 3984 of the 119th Congress would reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan federal body with members appointed by the President and congressional leaders that monitors religious freedom conditions and reports to Congress and the executive branch. The bill was reported and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders, Calendar No. 505, on July 27, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Ordinary Article I reauthorization of an existing congressionally created commission; measure still pending floor consideration with no final legislative outcome.