3.0.0 7875 2023-01-11T13:45:46Z 2023-01-11T13:45:46Z House HR 2020-07-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 135 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma:H.R. 7875.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To layand collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay theDebts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfareof the United States;. but all Duties, Imposts and Excisesshall be uniform throughout the United States.[Page H4190]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-30T13:01:50Z 2020-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 N B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2020-07-30 True L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2020-07-30 True G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2020-07-30 True G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2020-07-30 True F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2020-07-30 True B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2020-07-30 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2020-07-30 True B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2020-07-30 True N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2020-07-30 True G000591 Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] Michael Guest R MS 3 2020-07-30 True C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2020-07-30 True H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2020-07-30 True A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2020-07-30 True B001311 Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] Dan Bishop R NC 9 2020-07-30 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2020-07-30 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2020-07-30 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-07-30 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2020-07-30 True M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2020-07-30 True A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2020-07-30 True T000480 Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] William Timmons R SC R. 4 2020-07-30 True G000590 Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] Mark Green R TN E. 7 2020-07-30 True D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2020-08-07 False G000589 Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] Lance Gooden R TX 5 2020-08-14 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2020-10-23 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Emergency planning and evacuation First Amendment rights State and local government operations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2020-07-30 Introduced in House 2020-09-16T14:26:21Z Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act

This bill requires states and local governments to enforce orders limiting public gatherings under emergency declarations equally.

Specifically, the bill (1) prohibits states and units of local government that issue orders that limit gatherings to a certain number of people pursuant to a national emergency or similar state emergency declaration from discriminating in the enforcement of such order, in the case of persons who are exercising a right protected under the First Amendment; and (2) authorizes a private right of action in U.S. district court by a person who is harmed by a violation of this provision.

]]> Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act Display Title Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require States and units of local governments to enforce stay-at-home orders equally, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7875ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7875ih.xml 2020-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.