[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7159 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7159

 To clarify the rights of not-for-profit religious employers under the 
                     National Labor Relations Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2018

 Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rokita) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the rights of not-for-profit religious employers under the 
                     National Labor Relations Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom For Religious Communities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or any not-for-profit 
        religious organization,'' after ``subdivision thereof,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) The term `not-for-profit religious organization' 
        means--
                    ``(A) any church, religious corporation, 
                ecclesiastical corporation, corporation sole, non-
                profit corporation, unincorporated association, 
                foundation, or other entity that is organized for 
                religious purposes or carries out religious activities 
                and is exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986; or
                    ``(B) any not-for-profit entity affiliated with, or 
                owned, operated, or controlled, directly or indirectly, 
                by a recognized religious organization, or with an 
                entity, membership of which is determined, at least in 
                part, with reference to religion, and that is exempt 
                under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code.''.
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