I 
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. SA´NCHEZ, and Mr. MCGOVERN) intro-
duced 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Inter-
national Islamophobia Act’’. 
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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 De-
partment of State an Office to Monitor and Combat 
Islamophobia (in this section referred to as the ‘Of-
fice’). 
‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIAL
ENVOY
FOR
MONITORING 
AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Special Envoy for Moni-
toring 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 may— 
‘‘(i) if considered appropriate by the 
Secretary, appoint the Special Envoy from 
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among officers and employees of the De-
partment of State; and 
‘‘(ii) allow any such officer or em-
ployee appointed as Special Envoy to re-
tain the position (and the responsibilities 
associated with such position) held by such 
officer or employee prior to such appoint-
ment. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—The Office shall be re-
sponsible for the following: 
‘‘(1) 
Monitoring 
and 
combating 
acts 
of 
Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement that 
occur in foreign countries. 
‘‘(2) Coordinating and assisting in the prepara-
tion of that portion of the reports required by sec-
tions 116(d)(9) and 502B(k) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d), 2304(k)) re-
lating to an assessment and description of the na-
ture and extent of acts of Islamophobia and 
Islamophobic incitement. 
‘‘(3) Coordinating and assisting in the prepara-
tion of that portion of the report required by section 
102(b)(1)(A)(viii) of the International Religious 
Freedom 
Act 
of 
1998 
(22 
U.S.C. 
6412(b)(1)(A)(viii)) relating to an assessment and 
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description of the nature and extent of acts of 
Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATIONS.—The Special Envoy shall con-
sult with domestic and international nongovernmental or-
ganizations and multilateral organizations and institu-
tions, as the Special Envoy considers appropriate, to carry 
out this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNUAL RE-
PORTS OF INFORMATION CONCERNING ACTS 
OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON 
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))— 
(A) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) wherever applicable, a description of the 
nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and 
Islamophobic incitement that occurred during the 
preceding year, including descriptions of— 
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‘‘(A) acts of physical violence against, or 
harassment of, members of the Muslim commu-
nity, and acts of violence against, or vandalism 
of, Muslim community institutions, including 
schools, mosques, and cemeteries; 
‘‘(B) instances of propaganda in govern-
ment and nongovernment media that attempt to 
justify or promote racial hatred or incite acts of 
violence against members of the Muslim com-
munity; 
‘‘(C) the actions, if any, taken by the gov-
ernment of that country to respond to such vio-
lence and attacks or to eliminate such propa-
ganda or incitement; 
‘‘(D) the actions taken by such government 
to enact and enforce laws relating to the protec-
tion of the right to religious freedom of mem-
bers of the Muslim community; and 
‘‘(E) the efforts of such government to 
promote anti-bias and tolerance education.’’; 
and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by— 
(A) redesignating the second subsection (i) 
(relating to child marriage status) as subsection 
(j); and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) 
INFORMATION
CONCERNING
ACTS
OF 
ISLAMOPHOBIA IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—The report re-
quired by subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, 
a description of the nature and extent of acts of 
Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement that occurred 
during the preceding year, including descriptions of— 
‘‘(1) acts of physical violence against, or harass-
ment of, members of the Muslim community, and 
acts of violence against, or vandalism of, Muslim 
community institutions, including schools, mosques, 
and cemeteries; 
‘‘(2) instances of propaganda in government 
and nongovernment media that attempt to justify or 
promote racial hatred or incite acts of violence 
against members of the Muslim community; 
‘‘(3) the actions, if any, taken by the govern-
ment of that country to respond to such violence and 
attacks or to eliminate such propaganda or incite-
ment; 
‘‘(4) the actions taken by such government to 
enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of 
the right to religious freedom of members of the 
Muslim community; and 
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‘‘(5) the efforts of such government to promote 
anti-bias and tolerance education.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
IN ANNUAL REPORT
ON INTER-
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—Section 102(b)(1)(A) 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vii)(II), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(viii) wherever applicable, an assess-
ment and description of the nature and ex-
tent 
of 
acts 
of 
Islamophobia 
and 
Islamophobic incitement that occurred in 
that country during the preceding the year, 
including— 
‘‘(I) acts of physical violence 
against, or harassment of, members of 
the Muslim community, acts of vio-
lence against, or vandalism of, Muslim 
community institutions, instances of 
propaganda in government and non-
government media that incite such 
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