Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

New House Speaker Has Long Record of Conservative Advocacy on Religious Freedom Issues

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Newly elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson (R- LA), has a long record, before he was in Congress, of advocacy...
Wednesday, October 04, 2023

New South Asian Congressional Caucus Launched Amid Criticism from Some Civil Rights Groups

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Last week, Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar announced  formation of the 28-member "Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain US Congressional Caucu...
Thursday, February 02, 2023

At Religious Freedom Summit, Ambassador Calls for Crimes Against Humanity Statute

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The International Religious Freedom Summit was held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Among the numerous speakers and panelists ...
Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Survey Shows Religious Affiliations of Members of New Congress

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Pew Research Center has released its survey of the religious affiliations of members of the incoming 118th Congress. Titled Faith on the Hil...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

State Department Gets Broader Authority to Pay Rewards in War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Cases

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Yesterday President Biden signed into law  H.R.4250 ( full text ) which expands the Department of State War Crimes Rewards Program that allo...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Congress Passes National Defense Authorization Bill with Various Provisions Impacting Religion

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A press release  from the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee reports that on Thursday the U.S. Senate passed the James M. Inhofe National ...
Friday, December 09, 2022

Congress Gives Final Passage To Respect For Marriage Act

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 Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage to HR 8404 the Respect for Marriage Act ( full text ). By a vote of 258- 169...
Friday, December 02, 2022

Establishment Clause Challenge to Pending Abortion and LGBTQ Laws Is Dismissed

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 In Pickup v. Biden ,  (D DC, Nov. 30, 2022), plaintiffs-- including four pastors-- asked the D.C. federal district court to declare two bil...
Monday, November 28, 2022

Senate Will Begin Voting on Respect for Marriage Act with Religious Liberty Amendments

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The U.S. Senate is expected to begin voting today on an amended version of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act ( full text ). The House ...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Biden Calls For Federal Law Protecting Abortion Rights

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In a talk ( full text ) at a political event at the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, President Biden called for a federal law ...
Thursday, July 28, 2022

Respect For Marriage Act Receives Bipartisan Support But Is Opposed By Christian Groups

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On July 19, by a bipartisan vote of 267-157, the U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate HR 8404, the Respect For Marri...
Thursday, April 07, 2022

Preacher's Challenge To Large Group Vigils On Capitol Grounds Fails

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In Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board , (D DC, April 5, 2022), a D.C. federal district court refused to grant a preliminary injun...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

Report On Role Of Christian Nationalism In January 6 Insurrection Released

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Yesterday, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) and the Freedom From Religion Foundation released a report titled Christ...
Saturday, December 18, 2021

Congress Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate gave final passage to H.R. 6256, The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ( full text ). The bill now goes to Pre...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

U.S. House Committee Hears From Faith Leaders On Economic Issues

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On Monday, the U.S. House Committee on Economic Disparity & Fairness In Growth held a  Bipartisan Economic Roundtable with National Fait...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Provides Grants For Non-Profits To Increase Energy Efficiency

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H.R.3684 , the bipartisan  Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , which was passed by Congress last week and now awaits President Biden...
Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Religious Affiliation of New Congress Survyed

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Pew Research Center yesterday published its survey of the religious affiliation of members of the new 117th Congress. Of the 98 Senate seat...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Massive Tax and Spending Bill Passed By Congress Includes Issues of Interest on Religion

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As reported by the Washington Post , the House and Senate yesterday evening both passed a wide-ranging 5,593-page government funding and pan...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

Congress Passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act

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On Tuesday, Congress gave final passage to S.178, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019  ( full text ). In part, the bill finds that: ...
Sunday, April 14, 2019

DOJ Drops Appeal In FGM Case; Proposes Amendments To Federal Statutory Ban

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AP reports that the Department of Justice has dropped its appeal of the court's decision in  United States v. Nagarwala. In the case, a...