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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 235th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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This concurrent resolution calls for honoring the 235th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2021.

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 28, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S204-205)

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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 28, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 28, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jan 28, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 28, 2021
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 28, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 28, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 28, 2021
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 28, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 4: 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 235th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-4/
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"S. Con. Res. 4: 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 235th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-4/.
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S. Con. Res. 4, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-4/.
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[S. Con. Res. 4: 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 235th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-4/)
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