Bill · S. 676· Senate(119-S-676)
Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive Regimes Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/20/2025
- Last activity
- 2/20/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sponsored by
- Rand Paul
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive Regimes Act of 2025," aims to stop U.S. financial aid to certain foreign governments. The President must first submit a report to Congress within 120 days identifying countries that use severe penalties like death or life imprisonment for religious reasons. These reasons include anti-apostasy laws, blasphemy laws, or laws banning interfaith marriage. Once a country is identified in this report, the U.S. government is prohibited from providing them with federal funds.
Yes
Does this protect the freedom to practise a religion?+8
The bill prohibits federal assistance to foreign governments that impose severe criminal penalties for religious choices such as apostasy or blasphemy.
The opposite
Does this send more money or help to other countries?-5
The bill reduces foreign aid by prohibiting federal funds to countries identified as violating religious freedom through severe criminal penalties.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Religious Freedom: By prohibiting assistance to governments that impose death sentences or life imprisonment for religious choices such as apostasy or blasphemy, the bill targets regimes that violate human rights regarding religion (Section 2 and Section 3).
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Accountability for Religious Oppression: The requirement for the President to identify and report on countries that criminalize disaffiliation from a religion or marriage between different faiths creates a mechanism to highlight specific human rights violations (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Religious Freedom+8
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Foreign Aid-5
- 2/20/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced in Senate