Fairness for All Act

Bill: 116-hr-5331
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Assault and harassment offenses
Cemeteries and funerals
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Credit and credit markets
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of State
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Financial services and investments
First Amendment rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Housing discrimination
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Marriage and family status
Mental health
Performance measurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Retail and wholesale trades
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social Security Administration
Sports and recreation facilities
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: 

Fairness for All Act

 
This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, while providing certain benefits and exemptions to religious providers.
 
An otherwise qualified religious provider shall be eligible to receive federal financial assistance for a particular service without regard to the provider's religious views or teachings.
 
Agencies authorized to administer federal financial assistance for the support of adoption and foster care services shall issue final rules within two years of this bill's enactment to create an indirect funding program that delivers such assistance to eligible prospective parents for the purpose of obtaining adoption and foster care services through a qualified private agency that they select.
 
The bill (1) exempts a church or religious organization from claims of employment discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity under specified circumstances; and (2) prohibits sanctions for certain employee speech regarding the employee's religious, political, or moral beliefs in the workplace.
 
The bill establishes certain anti-bullying policies for public elementary and secondary schools, including cyber bullying.
 
 Any determination of the tax-exempt status of a charitable organization shall be made without regard to the organization's religious beliefs or practices concerning marriage, family, or sexuality, except insofar as such practices pertain to race or criminal sexual offenses punishable under constitutionally valid federal or state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Introduced in House