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This bill, known as the "Stop Funding Religiously Oppressive Regimes Act of 2025," requires the President to submit a report within 120 days of enactment identifying foreign governments that impose severe criminal penalties for religious reasons. Specifically, the report must list countries that have laws mandating death sentences or life imprisonment for three key religious freedom violations: (1) anti-apostasy laws that prohibit individuals from leaving a specific religion, (2) anti-blasphemy laws, and (3) laws preventing interfaith marriages. Once the report is submitted to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the United States government is then prohibited from providing any federal assistance to the governments identified in that report. The bill aims to use financial leverage to discourage countries from restricting religious freedoms and punishing individuals for their religious choices or expressions, effectively creating a mechanism to penalize countries that severely restrict religious liberty through criminal sanctions.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/676/all-info