District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3819
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-05
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill eliminates the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to the District of Columbia government. RFRA provides that a government action that imposes a substantial&nbsp;burden on a person's exercise of religion is lawful only if the burden (1) is in furtherance of a compelling government interest, and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering such interest.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzgyMDI4ODM2NDIxNzE5MjM4Mjg4OTUzIjp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fODIwMjg4MzY0MjE3MTkyMzgyODg5NTMiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl84MjAyODgzNjQyMTcxOTIzODI4ODk1MyIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSBhZGRlZCBcInN1YnN0YW50aWFsXCIgYmVjYXVzZSB0aGF0IHNlZW1zIGxpa2UgYSBrZXkgdGVybSBpbiB0aGUgc3RhdHV0ZSBiZWNhdXNlIHRoZSBidXJkZW4gaGFzIHRvIGJlIHN1YnN0YW50aWFsIGZvciB0aGlzIHRvIHN0YW5kYXJkIG9mIHJldmlldyB0byBhcHBseS4gIGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNycy5nb3YvUmVwb3J0cy9JRjExNDkwP3NvdXJjZT1zZWFyY2giLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA2LTI0VDE0OjExOjI4Ljk1M1oiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNi0yNFQxNDoxMToyOC45NTNaIn1dfX0=-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3819 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2023 Ms. Norton 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 eliminate the applicability of such Act to the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2023 . 2. Elimination of applicability of Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the District of Columbia Paragraph (2) of section 5 of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000bb–2(2) ) is amended by striking the District of Columbia, and the comma after Puerto Rico .