H.R. 496Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

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Sponsor: Joe Wilson [R-SC-02]
Cosponsors: 24 · 14 Democrats · 10 Republicans
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee · and 2 more
Latest action: May 11, 2022 · Star Print ordered on the bill.

IntroducedJan 28, 2021
Passed the HouseApr 27, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

This bill directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine that Russia (or any Russia-affiliated non-state group) occupies, controls, or recognizes as independent. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 496 as passed House on Apr 27, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 129

House Apr 27, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

421 Yea 4 Nay 4 not voting

Crossed both parties 4 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

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All members429 members

Democratic220 members

Republican209 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors24 · 14 Democrats · 10 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 496 and vote against it. 8 signed when it was filed.