Read Out: June 17th Committee Business Meeting

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after members passed 24 pieces of legislation out of committee.

"The legislation advanced by the Committee today addresses some of the most pressing challenges currently facing U.S. national security. Our PEACE in Sudan Act provides additional tools to raise the costs of the devastating conflict across Sudan, the U.S. Tech PATH Act boosts American technological competitiveness by helping foreign partners procure American technology, and legislation like the UNLOCK AUKUS Act strengthens our partnerships in the Indo-Pacific and helps ensure the United States and its allies remain protected and prepared to counter our adversaries.

"Other legislation protects religious freedom across the globe and champions the human rights of those who are oppressed in authoritarian China. We are very glad to see these bipartisan bills move forward and one step closer to better protecting American interests worldwide."

The full list of legislative items includes:

S.4726 - PEACE in Sudan Act of 2026 (Risch, Coons)

S.3984 - United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Budd, Coons)

S.4570 - U.S. Tech PATH Act (Ricketts, Shaheen)

S.4259 - Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026 (Cruz, Merkley)

S.3018 - A bill to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China (Cruz)

S.2578 - Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act (Curtis, Kaine)

S.2252 - Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act (Shaheen)

S.3050 - PAID OFF Act of 2025 (Cornyn, Whitehouse)

S.4610 - Pacific POWER Act (Curtis, Schatz)

S.3172 - Repeal certain Acts that impose sanctions upon Syria (Ernst, Mullin)

S.3676 - American Decade of Sports Act (Young, Rosen)

S.4708 - Arctic Security and Diplomacy Act (Lee, Shaheen)

S.4009 - Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act (Cruz, Merkley)

S.1542 - Uyghur Policy Act of 2025 (Curtis)

S.3900 - Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026 (McCormick, Rosen)

S.4709 - UNLOCK AUKUS Act (Ricketts, Kaine)

S.4392 - Energy Security Pacts Act (Ricketts, Coons)

S.4600 - South China Sea Strategy Act of 2026 (Curtis, Duckworth)

S.4577 - Reassessing the United States-Tanzania Bilateral Relationship Act (Cruz, Shaheen)

S.4443 - Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act (McCormick, Booker)

S.4723 - Eliminate PRC Organized Crime Act (Cornyn, Coons)

S.4680 - Expanded Consular Fellows Act of 2026 (Ricketts, Rosen)

S.4665 - BANNED in Latin America Act (Curtis)

S.3733 - A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application (Fetterman)

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