3.0.0 3819 2024-07-24T15:21:46Z 2024-07-24T15:21:46Z House H HR 2023-06-05 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 97 (Monday, June 5, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 3819.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:This bill would end the applicability of the ReligiousFreedom Restoration Act of 1993 to the District of Columbia.[Page H2742]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-06-05T16:00:05Z 2023-06-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-06-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E517) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2024-06-24T14:06:20Z 00 2023-06-05 Introduced in House 2024-06-24T14:12:03Z District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2023

This bill eliminates the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to the District of Columbia government. RFRA provides that a government action that imposes a substantial burden on a person's exercise of religion is lawful only if the burden (1) is in furtherance of a compelling government interest, and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering such interest. 

]]> District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2023 Display Title 45 District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:21:46Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:39:08Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to eliminate the applicability of such Act to the District of Columbia. 2024-03-18T20:56:29Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3819ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3819ih.xml 2023-06-05 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.