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A concurrent resolution 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…

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A concurrent resolution 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 19, 2016 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Honors the 230th anniversary of the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2016.

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 January 19, 2016

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S95)

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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 1, 2016
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 19, 2016
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jan 19, 2016
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 19, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 19, 2016
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 19, 2016
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 19, 2016
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 19, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 27: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-27/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 27: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-27/.
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S. Con. Res. 27, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-27/.
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[S. Con. Res. 27: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-27/)
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