H.R. 8239 119th Congress House

SACRED Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit harassment of persons lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious free… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit harassment of persons lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship, within a distance of 100 feet or closer to such place of religious worship, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2026 Introduced by: Thomas R. Suozzi Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Apr 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 10

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
for SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
for ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
J STREET
for J STREET · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.
for HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
for ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
for SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 filings
SENATE
10 filings
White House Office
4 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
1 filing
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
1 filing
Natl Security Council (NSC)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 17