I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2725 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 19, 2023 Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Cohen , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Sablan , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Gomez , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Ms. Ross , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Barragán , Ms. Bush , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Chu , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Adams , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Titus , Mr. Casar , Mr. Morelle , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Mrvan , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Porter , Mr. Panetta , Mrs. Lee of Nevada , Mr. Payne , Ms. Brown , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Stansbury , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Stanton , Ms. Balint , Mr. Trone , Mr. Pocan , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Kildee , Mrs. McBath , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Swalwell , Ms. Wild , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Jackson of North Carolina , Mr. Phillips , Ms. Pingree , Mr. McGarvey , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Crow , Mr. Robert Garcia of California , Mrs. Hayes , and Mr. Mullin ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Do No Harm Act . 2. 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–1 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Additional exception from application of Act where Federal law prevents harm to others Subsections (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to— (1) any provision of law or its implementation that provides for or requires— (A) a protection against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq. ), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ), the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ), Executive Order 11246 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e note; relating to equal employment opportunity), and the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 13925 et seq. ); (B) an employer to provide a wage, other compensation, or a benefit, including leave, or a standard protecting collective activity in the workplace; (C) a protection against child labor, child abuse, or child exploitation; or (D) access to, information about, a referral for, provision of, or coverage for, any health care item or service; (2) any term of a government contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other award, that provides funds directly or indirectly, and that requires a good, service, function, or activity to be performed for or provided to a beneficiary of or a participant in a program or activity funded, directly or indirectly, by a government contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other award; or (3) 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. . 3. Clarification of preclusion of litigation between private parties (a) Purpose The purpose of the amendment made by subsection (b) is to clarify the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq. ). (b) Preclusion Section 3(c) of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000bb–1(c) ) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking judicial proceeding and all that follows through the first period and inserting judicial proceeding to which a government is a party and obtain appropriate relief against that government. .