HR 5207
114th Congress
House
Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the United States because of the alien's religion, and for other purposes.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
May 12, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2016
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Plain-English summary
Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the United States because of his or her religion or lack of religious beliefs.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
48
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Castor, Kathy
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Frankel, Lois
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Keating, William R.
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Beatty, Joyce
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Schiff, Adam B.
BECERRA, XAVIER
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Brownley, Julia
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Carson, André
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Chu, Judy
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Clark, Katherine M.
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Cohen, Steve
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Courtney, Joe
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Dingell, Debbie
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Garamendi, John
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Green, Al
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Himes, James A.
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Hoyer, Steny H.
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Huffman, Jared
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kaptur, Marcy
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Larson, John B.
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Lieu, Ted
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Matsui, Doris O.
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McCollum, Betty
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McGovern, James P.
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Meng, Grace
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Moulton, Seth
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Norcross, Donald
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Pallone, Frank
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Pocan, Mark
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Sherman, Brad
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Smith, Adam
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Takano, Mark
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Titus, Dina
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Tonko, Paul
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Torres, Norma J.
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Van Hollen, Chris
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Welch, Peter
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5207/
"H.R. 5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5207/.
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