S. 2525 (115 th ): First Amendment Defense Act

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A bill to ensure that the Federal Government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as a union of one man and one woman, or two individuals as recognized under Federal law, or that sexual relations outside marriage are improper.

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Mike Lee

Sponsor. Senator for Utah. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 8, 2018
Length: 9 pages Introduced Mar 8, 2018
115 th Congress (2017–2019) Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on March 8, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

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History

Jun 17, 2015 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1598 (114th).

Mar 8, 2018 Introduced

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S. 2525 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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This bill was introduced in the 115 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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