A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
This concurrent resolution (SCONRES 3) is a symbolic statement affirming religious freedom as a fundamental human right protected under the U.S. Constitution. It specifically recognizes the 237th anniversary of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (enacted January 16, 1786) and affirms that religious freedom allows all people - of any faith or no faith - to live, work, and worship according to their beliefs. The resolution emphasizes that religious freedom is a unifying principle essential to American democracy, citing historical documents like the First Amendment and presidential proclamations. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws or affect any specific group, but serves to publicly affirm this principle on Religious Freedom Day.
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Introduced Feb 1, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S211-212)
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Feb 1, 2023
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Steve Daines
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
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John Thune
RRepublican
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Josh Hawley
RRepublican
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Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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Marco Rubio
RRepublican
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Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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