,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjad ,mr4  
,stockman introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend
 the ,international ,religious ,freedom 
,act of #aiih to include several        
additions to the many forms of          
violations of the right to religious    
freedom4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the 8,european ,union   
,religious ,freedom ,act04  #b4         
,congressional findings ,congress finds 
as follows3  7#a7 ,there is a growing   
assault on religious freedom in the     
,european ,union4  7#b7 ,the ,european  
,union member states of ,bulgaria1      
,croatia1 ,germany1 ,greece1 ,latvia1   
,lithuania1 ,malta1 and ,sweden prohibit
 homeschooling4 ,this prohibition often 
infringes upon the traditional interests
 of parents regarding the religious     
upbringing of their children4 ,this is  
especially true with regard to adherents

 of minority religions1 such as small   
,protestant ,christian denominations4   
7#c7 ,the ,european ,union member states
 of ,sweden and ,denmark have banned    
religious methods of meat production1   
including the ,jewish kosher method of  
shechitah and the ,islamic halal method 
of dhabihah4 ,this effectively prevents 
religiously observant ,jews and ,muslims
 from eating meat produced in those     
countries1 and requires them to import  
it at higher cost4 ,many other ,european
 ,union member states are considering   
similar bans4  7#d7 ,the ,european      
,union member state of ,sweden has      
imposed restrictions on performing      
circumcision1 and many ,european ,union 
member states are considering banning   
this practice entirely4 ,this would     
impose a substantial burden on the      
religious practices of ,jews and        
,muslims1 and would undoubtedly cause   
many to feel compelled to immigrate to  
countries with less offensive laws4     
7#e7 ,the ,european ,union member state 

of ,france has banned the wearing of    
religious garb in public schools4 ,this 
imposes a substantial burden on the     
religious practices of many religions1  
including ,sikhs1 ,jews1 ,muslims1 and  
members of ,catholic monastic orders1   
among others4  #c4 ,general             
authorization ,section #b7;a77#d7 of the
 ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act
 of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja7;a77#d77 
is amended in the fourth sentence by    
inserting 1 including homeschooling1    
after prohibitions against the pursuit  
of education1 and inserting prohibition 
of religious methods of meat production1
 prohibition of circumcision1           
prohibition of wearing religious garb   
after or public office4  #d4 ,effective 
date ,the provisions of this ,act shall 
take effect immediately following       
enactment4