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Senate bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-161

Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014

S. 653Introduced Mar 22, 2013Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Aug 8, 2014.

Sponsor: Sen. Roy Blunt R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 8, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-161.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 653.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 653, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

22 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 22 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Carl Levin (D-MI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Patrick Toomey (R-PA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.