S.1598: First Amendment Defense Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced June 17, 2015
  • Latest Major Action June 17, 2015

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Bill Summary

First Amendment Defense Act Prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Defines "discriminatory action" as any federal government action to...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
June 17, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 17, 2015

Introduced in the Senate by Mike Lee (R-Utah)

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