House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-281
Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
- Committee actionApr 20, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 16, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 13, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 15, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-281.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1150.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1150, Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act” on May 13, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 20, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51572
- CBO publication date
- May 13, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1150, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1150
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 34, February 27, 2015, Page H1500):Article 1, section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1150, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1150
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1084b276647c857209cdd69a414f3d408ed373501d5e597dc4c6f647469d9e0c
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of March 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
116 cosponsors — 97 Republicans, 19 Democrats
19 of 116 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), John Culberson (R-TX), John Delaney (D-MD), Robert Dold (R-IL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and 86 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 2820 (114th) Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 515 (114th) International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders
- H.R. 4511 (114th) Gold Star Families Voices Act
- H.R. 1567 (114th) Global Food Security Act of 2016
- H.Res. 354 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the safety and security of Jewish communities in Europe.
- H.Res. 780 (114th) Urging respect for the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the democratic transition of power in 2016.
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.