US SCR34 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S249-250)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S249-250)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This concurrent resolution calls for honoring the 234th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2020. The resolution affirms that religious freedom includes the right of individuals of any faith and individuals of no faith to live, work, associate, and worship in accordance with their beliefs; all people of the United States can be unified in supporting religious freedom because it is a fundamental human right; and the American people will remain forever unshackled in matters of faith.
Title
A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 234th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Sponsors
Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] |
Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] |
Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] |
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] |
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-15 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S249-250) |
Subjects
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Commemorative events and holidays
First Amendment rights
Human rights
Religion
U.S. history
Virginia
Commemorative events and holidays
First Amendment rights
Human rights
Religion
U.S. history
Virginia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/34/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sconres34/BILLS-116sconres34is.pdf |