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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 protected for all people of the United States under 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 protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 231st anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Introduced: January 17, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for honoring the 231st anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2017.

Affirms that:

  • religious freedom includes the right of individuals of any faith and individuals of no faith to live, work, associate, and worship in accordance with their beliefs;
  • all people of the United States 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 17, 2017

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S344-345)

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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 23, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 17, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 17, 2017
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 17, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 17, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 17, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 17, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 17, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 231st anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-5/
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"S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 231st anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-5/.
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S. Con. Res. 5, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-5/.
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[S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 231st anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-5/)
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