No Religious Registry Act

Bill: 114-hr-6382
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2016-11-18
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Immigration status and procedures

Religion

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-11-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Religious Registry Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits U.S. government officials from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals or aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (2) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such a registry or database.</p> <p>Nothing in this bill may be construed to prohibit the collection of information that is provided voluntarily, including information relating to the decennial census.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2016 Ms. DelBene (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Ellison , and Mr. Lewis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the collection of information and the establishment or utilization of a registry for the purposes of classifying certain United States persons and other individuals on the basis of religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Religious Registry Act . 2. Prohibition (a) In general No United States Government official, including the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, may collect information or establish or otherwise utilize a registry, database, or similar for the purpose of classifying United States nationals or aliens lawfully present in the United States, or any alien who applies for a visa or seeks admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted, on the basis of religious affiliation, or conduct any study related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such a registry, database, or similar. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting the collection of information that is voluntarily provided, including relating to the decennial census.