US Congress House Bill 7875 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-0)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act

Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. James Baird [R-IN]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]	Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Dan Bishop [R-NC]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA]
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Mark Green [R-TN]	Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH]
Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-07-30	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7875/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7875/BILLS-116hr7875ih.pdf