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HR 3828 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Employment discrimination and employee rights Marriage and family status Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Military Religious Freedom Protection Act

Introduced: January 25, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 25, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 25, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Religious Freedom Protection Act - Requires the sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of a member of the Armed Forces concerning the appropriate and inappropriate expression of human sexuality to be accommodated and not the basis of any adverse personnel action, discrimination, or denial of promotion, schooling, training, or assignment (adverse actions).

Prohibits a military chaplain from being directed, ordered, or required to perform any duty, rite, ritual, ceremony, service, or function (ceremony) that is contrary to the conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs (beliefs) of the chaplain or the chaplain's faith group. Prohibits the refusal of a chaplain to perform a ceremony that is contrary to such beliefs from being the basis of any adverse actions.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations setting forth guidance to implement such requirements and prohibitions.

Prohibits a military installation or other property owned, rented, or otherwise under the jurisdiction or control of the Department of Defense (DOD) from being used to officiate, solemnize, or perform a marriage or marriage-like ceremony involving anything other than the union of one man with one woman.

What's happening now February 23, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3828: Military Religious Freedom Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3828/
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"H.R. 3828: Military Religious Freedom Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3828/.
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H.R. 3828, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3828/.
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