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H.R. 489 (115th)

No Religious Registry Act of 2017

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Introduced

12 January 2017

Last action

6 February 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Sponsors

Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

Subjects

Immigration

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11 August 2025

Immigration

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Summary

No Religious Registry Act of 2017 This bill prohibits U.S. government officers or employees from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify or surveil on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals, (2) aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (3) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such a registry or database. Nothing in such prohibition may be construed to prohibit the collection of information that is provided voluntarily, and from which personally identifiable information is removed, to be used strictly for statistical purposes that do not violate this bill. Federal entities are prohibited from: (1) awarding a contract to an entity to collect information or establish a registry that would violate this bill, or (2) purchasing information on religious affiliation from a nonfederal entity for such purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 12 January 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 February 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Source: Committee

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