Combating International Islamophobia Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 959 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 959 To establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Casar, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Combating International Islamophobia Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA. Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 66. MONITORING AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA. ``(a) Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia.-- ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of State shall establish within the Department of State an Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia (in this section referred to as the `Office'). ``(2) Head of office.-- ``(A) Special envoy for monitoring and combating islamophobia.--The head of the Office shall be the Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia (in this section referred to as the `Special Envoy') who shall be appointed by the Secretary of State. ``(B) Appointment of special envoy.--The Secretary ma