H.R. 7875 · 116th Congress
Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act
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This bill requires states and local governments to enforce orders limiting public gatherings under emergency declarations equally.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2020
Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act
This bill requires states and local governments to enforce orders limiting public gatherings under emergency declarations equally.
Specifically, the bill (1) prohibits states and units of local government that issue orders that limit gatherings to a certain number of people pursuant to a national emergency or similar state emergency declaration from discriminating in the enforcement of such order, in the case of persons who are exercising a right protected under the First Amendment; and (2) authorizes a private right of action in U.S. district court by a person who is harmed by a violation of this provision.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act
Latest action (Jul 30, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 30, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.