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S. 653 (113th): Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014

Cosponsors of S. 653 (113th)

This bill had 22 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 5 Democrats — not including its sponsor.

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Sponsor/Cosponsor Joined/Withdrawn On Referred Committees*
R Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Primary Sponsor
R Rubio, Marco [R-FL] May 22, 2013
Foreign Relations
R Scott, Tim [R-SC] Jun 6, 2013
Foreign Relations
D Kaine, Timothy “Tim” [D-VA] Oct 29, 2013
Foreign Relations
R Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Jan 7, 2014
Foreign Relations

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* Based on current committee assignments. An original cosponsor was a cosponsor on the date the legislation was introduced. Other cosponsors are shown with the date they joined, or later withdrew.

The table above shows whether the sponsor and any cosponsors are members of any committees that the bill has been referred to, a key predictor of whether this bill will move forward.

Cosponsorship of Other Relevant Legislators

The table below shows whether legislators on relevant committees or cosponsors of relevant bills are the sponsor or a cosponsor of this bill.

Cosponsor? Legislator Committee Assignment(s), Bills Sponsored
No D Menendez, Robert “Bob” [D-NJ]
Foreign Relations Chair
No R Risch, James [R-ID]
Foreign Relations Ranking Member
No R Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Foreign Relations
Jan 7, 2014 R Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Foreign Relations
No R Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Foreign Relations
No R Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Foreign Relations
No R Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
Foreign Relations
No R Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Foreign Relations
May 22, 2013 R Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Foreign Relations
Jun 6, 2013 R Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Foreign Relations
No R Young, Todd [R-IN]
Foreign Relations
No D Booker, Cory [D-NJ]
Foreign Relations
No D Cardin, Benjamin [D-MD]
Foreign Relations
No D Coons, Christopher [D-DE]
Foreign Relations
No D Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Foreign Relations
Oct 29, 2013 D Kaine, Timothy “Tim” [D-VA]
Foreign Relations
No D Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Foreign Relations
No D Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Foreign Relations
No D Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Foreign Relations
No D Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Foreign Relations
No D Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Foreign Relations
May 6, 2013 R Boozman, John [R-AR]
Original Cosponsor D Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
No D Tester, Jon [D-MT]