Senate bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-161
Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014
Became law on Aug 8, 2014.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 2013
- Committee actionDec 18, 2013
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2014 · without objection
- To the PresidentJul 29, 2014
- Became lawAug 8, 2014
Latest action: Aug 8, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-161.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 653.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 653, Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2013” on January 10, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on December 18, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 10, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45006
- CBO publication date
- January 10, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 653, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/653
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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).
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.