United States · Amendment · HAMDT

HAMDT 200 (107th)

An amendment to provide that religious organizations receiving federal funds for social programs may not use those funds to discriminate in employment on the basis of an employee's religion, religious belief or refusal to hold a religious belief; prohibit religious organizations who provide federally funded programs from engaging in sectarian activities at the same time and place as the government funded program; prohibit any provision in the bill from superceding state or local civil rights laws; and to strike the provision in the bill permitting any federal government agency to disburse funds for a program under the measure in the form of direct assistance.