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Adds a new paragraph (13) to section 116(d) requiring that annual country human rights reports include, wherever applicable, descriptions of the nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement and specific elements (physical violence/harassment, propaganda, government actions, legal protections, and anti-bias education efforts).
Redesignates an existing second subsection (i) as subsection (j) and adds a new subsection (k) to require that the report required by subsection (b) include, wherever applicable, descriptions of the nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement (with five enumerated elements).
Amends section 102(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act to add a new clause (viii) requiring that the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom include, wherever applicable, an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement in that country during the preceding year and the government’s responses and efforts.
Adds a new section at the end of Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 establishing an Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia within the Department of State, headed by a Special Envoy, and specifying the Office's duties and consultation requirements.
This bill would create a new office in the U.S. State Department to track and fight Islamophobia in other countries. It would be led by a Special Envoy and must be set up within 120 days after the bill becomes law. The office would monitor attacks and hate speech against Muslims abroad, help write parts of U.S. human rights and religious freedom reports, and work with nonprofit and international groups to gather information and coordinate efforts.
It would also add new sections to the State Department’s annual reports. These would describe violence or harassment against Muslims and their institutions (like mosques, schools, and cemeteries), propaganda that promotes hate, what each government did to respond, any laws protecting religious freedom, and efforts to teach tolerance. These reporting changes would start 180 days after the bill becomes law.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced February 4, 2025 by Ilhan Omar · Last progress February 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House