House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered and unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 2005
- Committee actionNov 16, 2005
- Passed HouseMar 15, 2006 · 411–1
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2006 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
32 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 32 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Dan Burton (R-IN), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Mike Pence (R-IN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Mark Souder (R-IN), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Robert Wexler (D-FL) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 972 (109th) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 2017 (109th) Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 6060 (109th) Department of State Authorities Act of 2006
- H.R. 2520 (109th) Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
- H.R. 5948 (109th) Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006
- H.R. 4436 (109th) To provide certain authorities for the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.