H.R. 1150, or the Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, was adopted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday to provide the U.S. government including the State Department new resources and training to fight the increasing incidents of persecution of Christians and anti-Semitism, Charisma News reports.
"My legislation today strengthens our resolve and ensures that every administration integrates and advances religious freedom in its foreign policy objectives and actions," said author Rep. Chris Smith.
The bill requires that international religious freedom policies must be integrated into national security, immigration, rule of law, and other relevant U.S. foreign policy priorities.
It also creates Designated Persons List of individuals sanctioned for participating or directing religious freedom abuses and expands diplomatic training on international religious freedom for all State Department diplomats.
