House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Combating International Islamophobia Act
Official title: To establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 4, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 959.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. OMAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 23, February 4, 2025, Page H461):Art I, Sec 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 12 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 959, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), John Larson (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar.
- H.R. 8798 (119th) Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
- H.R. 630 (119th) Neighbors Not Enemies Act
- H.R. 1111 (119th) Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025
- H.R. 5655 (119th) No Shame at School Act of 2025
- H.R. 5720 (119th) Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025
- H.Con.Res. 51 (119th) To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress.
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.