A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and is protected for all Americans by the text of the Constitution, and recognizing the 230th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Summary

Honors the 230th anniversary of the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2016. Affirms that: religious freedom includes the right to live, work, associate, and worship in accordance with one's beliefs for people of any faith or of no faith; all Americans 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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Timeline

1. 19 January 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S95)

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2. 19 January 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Sponsors

• Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
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