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Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive Regimes Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-676| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, known as the "Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive Regimes Act of 2025," seeks to prevent the United States from providing assistance to foreign governments that engage in severe violations of religious freedom. It requires the President to submit a report within 120 days, identifying any foreign government that imposes a death sentence or life imprisonment based on specific religious laws. These prohibited laws include anti-apostasy laws that explicitly forbid disaffiliation from a particular religion, anti-blasphemy laws , or laws that prohibit marriage between individuals of different religious faiths. Upon identification in this report, the U.S. Government is then expressly prohibited from obligating or expending any federal funds to provide assistance to the government of that country.
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Timeline
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive Regimes Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-676| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
This legislation, known as the "Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive Regimes Act of 2025," seeks to prevent the United States from providing assistance to foreign governments that engage in severe violations of religious freedom. It requires the President to submit a report within 120 days, identifying any foreign government that imposes a death sentence or life imprisonment based on specific religious laws. These prohibited laws include anti-apostasy laws that explicitly forbid disaffiliation from a particular religion, anti-blasphemy laws , or laws that prohibit marriage between individuals of different religious faiths. Upon identification in this report, the U.S. Government is then expressly prohibited from obligating or expending any federal funds to provide assistance to the government of that country.
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Timeline
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted