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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000

Introduced: July 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 18, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 14, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1234-1235)
Jul 13, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 - Prohibits any government from imposing or implementing a land use regulation in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person, including a religious assembly or institution, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person, assembly, or institution: (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.

Prohibits any government from imposing a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to an institution, as defined in the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person: (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or repeal the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (including provisions of law amended by that Act).

What's happening now July 18, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2869 Identical bill Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 27, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 13, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4862: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4862/
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"H.R. 4862: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4862/.
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H.R. 4862, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4862/.
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