3.0.0 754 2023-01-11T13:46:56Z 2023-01-11T13:46:56Z House HR 2021-02-03 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOOD of Virginia:H.R. 754.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects theright of all Americans to gather in worship.The jurisdiction of Congress in governance of the federaljudiciary is contemplated in Article I, Section 8, ``. . . Toconstitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;'' andArticle III, Section 1, ``The judicial Power of the UnitedStates, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in suchinferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordainand establish.''[Page H324]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-22T16:35:37Z Referred to 2021-02-03T18:03:10Z 2021-03-22 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000595 Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] Bob Good R VA 5 N L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2021-02-03 True B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3] Lauren Boebert R CO 3 2021-02-03 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2021-02-03 True R000103 Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] Matthew Rosendale R MT M. 0 2021-02-03 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2021-02-03 True M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2] Barry Moore R AL 2 2021-02-03 True H001084 Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] Yvette Herrell R NM 2 2021-02-04 False C001115 Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] Michael Cloud R TX 27 2021-02-18 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2021-02-22 False M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 2021-02-23 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability First Amendment rights Religion State and local government operations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2021-02-03 Introduced in House 2021-03-17T15:54:29Z Protecting Religion from Government Act of 2021

This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing any law or regulation limiting the ability of a house of worship to hold any religious service or celebrate any religious ceremony in person. It creates a federal cause of action allowing a person to challenge a state or local regulation limiting the ability of the individual or religious institution to hold in-person services.

]]> Protecting Religion from Government Act of 2021 Display Title Protecting Religion from Government Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with services held at houses of worship, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Religion from Government Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr754ih/xml/BILLS-117hr754ih.xml 2021-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.