# 116-hr-5408: Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

116-hr-5408, Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5408
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2019-12-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act This bill directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia or Russia-affiliated non-state groups. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.)

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5408 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5408)

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