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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 236th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Introduced: January 13, 2022 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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This concurrent resolution calls for honoring the 236th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2022.

The resolution 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 13, 2022

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S223)

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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 13, 2022
Blunt, Roy
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 13, 2022
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 13, 2022
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 13, 2022
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 13, 2022
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 13, 2022
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 13, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 13, 2022
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 13, 2022
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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 protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 236th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-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 protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 236th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-27/.
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S. Con. Res. 27, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-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 protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 236th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-27/)
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