Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 1378 (117th)

Do No Harm Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

25 February 2021

Last action

28 April 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Sponsors

Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare · Defence

Summary

Do No Harm Act This bill prohibits the application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to specified federal laws or the implementation of such laws. Currently, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means. Under the bill, RFRA is inapplicable to laws or the implementation of laws that protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity (e.g., the Civil Rights Act of 1964); require employers to provide wages, other compensation, or benefits, including leave; protect collective activity in the workplace; protect against child labor, abuse, or exploitation; or provide for access to, information about, referrals for, provision of, or coverage for, any health care item or service. The bill prevents RFRA from being used to deny (1) goods or services the government has contracted, granted, or made an agreement to provide to a beneficiary of or participant in a program or activity funded by such government contract, grant, agreement, or other award; or (2) a person's full and equal enjoyment of a government-provided good, service, benefit, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation. In order for a person to assert a RFRA claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, the government must be a party to the proceeding.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 25 February 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 April 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 25 February 2021

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 25 February 2021

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 25 February 2021

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 208 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.