HCONRES 108
114th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorative events and holidays
First Amendment rights
Human rights
Religion
Affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and is protected for all Americans by the text of the Constitution, and recognizing the 230th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Introduced: January 13, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Honors the 230th anniversary of the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day.
Affirms that:
- religious freedom includes the right to live, work, associate, and worship in accordance with one's beliefs for people of any faith or of no faith;
- all Americans can be unified in supporting religious freedom because it is a fundamental human right; and
- the American people will remain forever unshackled in matters of faith.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1