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]

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.

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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.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-15SenateReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S249-250)

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