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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 3, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 27 Related bill A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Collins, Doug
· Feb 4, 2016
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2016
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jan 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 108: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-108/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 108: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-108/.
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H. Con. Res. 108, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-108/.
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[H. Con. Res. 108: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-108/)
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