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First Amendment Defense Act

Introduced: March 8, 2018 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 8, 2018

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Amendment Defense Act

This bill prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person speaks or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or two individuals as recognized under federal law, or (2) sexual relations outside marriage are improper.

The bill defines "person" as any person regardless of religious affiliation, except publicly traded for-profit entities; federal employees acting within the scope of their employment; federal for-profit contractors acting within the scope of their contract; or hospitals and other health care entities with respect to visitation, recognition of a designated representative for health care decisions, or refusal to provide medical treatment necessary to cure an illness or injury.

What's happening now March 8, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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