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S 893 108th Congress Senate

Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues ClothingDiscrimination in employmentEmployee rightsEmployee training
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Employers' liabilityHours of laborLabor and EmploymentLawLeave of absenceRecruiting of employeesReligionReligion in the workplaceReligious libertyTransfer of employees
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 11, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 11, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2003 - Amends the the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding religious observance in the workplace to declare that for an employer's accommodation of an employee's religious observance or practice to be considered reasonable, it must remove the conflict between employment requirements and the employee's religious observance or practice.

Deems as an unlawful employment practice an employer's refusal to permit an employee to use leave of general usage to remove the conflict solely because the leave will be used to accommodate the religious observance or practice of the employee.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 12, 2004
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 30, 2003
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 15, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 8, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 7, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 893: Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-893/
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