US Congress House Bill 3133 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 102-2)
Status: Introduced on September 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-19 - Referred to House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Prohibits the federal government from taking an adverse action against a person on the basis that such person acts in accordance with a religious belief that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Defines "adverse action" as any federal government action to discriminate against such person, including: (1) denying or revoking certain tax exemptions or disallowing a deduction of any charitable contribution made to or by such person; (2) denying or excluding such person from receiving any federal grant, contract, cooperative agreement, loan, license, certification, accreditation, employment, or similar position or status; or (3) denying or withholding any benefit under a federal benefit program. Permits a person to assert an actual or threatened violation of this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and to obtain compensatory damages or other appropriate relief against the federal government. Authorizes the Attorney General (DOJ) to bring actions to enforce this Act. Specifies that the term "person" includes any person regardless of religious affiliation, as well as corporations and other entities regardless of for-profit or nonprofit status.

Marriage and Religious Freedom Act

Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]
Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]
Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]
Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-19	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-09-19	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-09-19	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB1808 (Related) 2013-12-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3133/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3133/BILLS-113hr3133ih.pdf