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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 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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This concurrent resolution calls for honoring the 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2023.

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 February 1, 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S211-212)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 15
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 7, 2023
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 1, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 1, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 1, 2023
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 1, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Feb 1, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 1, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 1, 2023
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 1, 2023
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 1, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 1, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 1, 2023
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 1, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 1, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 3: 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 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-3/
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"S. Con. Res. 3: 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 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-3/.
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S. Con. Res. 3, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-3/.
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[S. Con. Res. 3: 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 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SCONRES-3/)
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