I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5272 
To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil 
rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2016 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 
to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful 
harm to third parties, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Do No Harm Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 
1993 should not be interpreted to authorize an ex-
emption from generally applicable law that imposes 
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the religious views, habits, or practices of one party 
upon another; 
(2) the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 
1993 should not be interpreted to authorize an ex-
emption from generally applicable law that imposes 
meaningful harm, including dignitary harm, on a 
third party; and 
(3) the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 
1993 should not be interpreted to authorize an ex-
emption that permits discrimination against other 
persons, including persons who do not belong to the 
religion or adhere to the beliefs of those to whom the 
exemption is given. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION FROM APPLICATION OF ACT WHERE 
FEDERAL LAW PREVENTS HARM TO OTHERS. 
Section 3 of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb–3) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL EXCEPTION FROM APPLICATION 
OF ACT WHERE FEDERAL LAW PREVENTS HARM TO 
OTHERS.—This section does not apply— 
‘‘(1) to any provision of law or its implementa-
tion that provides for or requires— 
‘‘(A) protections against discrimination or 
the promotion of equal opportunity including 
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the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans 
with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave 
Act, Executive Order 11246, the Violence 
Against Women Act, and Equal Access to 
Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sex-
ual Orientation or Gender Identity (77 FR 
5662); 
‘‘(B) employers to provide wages, other 
compensation, or benefits including leave, or 
standards protecting collective activity in the 
workplace; 
‘‘(C) protections against child labor, abuse, 
or exploitation; or 
‘‘(D) access to, information about, refer-
rals for, provision of, or coverage for, any 
health care item or service; 
‘‘(2) to any term requiring goods, services, 
functions, or activities to be performed or provided 
to beneficiaries of a government contract, grant, co-
operative agreement, or other award; or 
‘‘(3) to the extent that application would result 
in denying a person the full and equal enjoyment of 
a good, service, benefit, facility, privilege, advantage, 
or accommodation, provided by the government.’’. 
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