S. 2525 · 115th Congress
First Amendment Defense Act
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Kennedy21 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person speaks or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or two individuals as recognized under federal law, or (2) sexual relations…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 8, 2018
First Amendment Defense Act
This bill prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person speaks or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or two individuals as recognized under federal law, or (2) sexual relations outside marriage are improper.
The bill defines "person" as any person regardless of religious affiliation, except publicly traded for-profit entities; federal employees acting within the scope of their employment; federal for-profit contractors acting within the scope of their contract; or hospitals and other health care entities with respect to visitation, recognition of a designated representative for health care decisions, or refusal to provide medical treatment necessary to cure an illness or injury.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: First Amendment Defense Act
Latest action (Mar 8, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 8, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.