S.Res. 458 · 116th Congress

A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.

Stage
Passed chamber resolution
Introduced
2019-12-19
Latest action
2020-12-19 · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Summary

This resolution calls on the President and the Department of State to (1) encourage the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws in bilateral discussions between the United States and countries that have such laws; (2) designate countries that enforce such laws as countries of particular concern for religious freedom; and (3) oppose efforts by the United Nations to implement an international anti-blasphemy norm. The resolution also calls on the governments of countries that enforce such laws to amend or repeal them and to release anyone imprisoned pursuant to them.