,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aeih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjae ,mr4  
,lee 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 ,mr4      
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4   
,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4  
,p]due1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,da9es1    
,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 
,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 
,mr4 ,wick]1 & ,mr4 ,sasse7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to prev5t discrim9atory        
treatm5t ( any p]son on ! basis ( views 
held ) respect to m>riage4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fir/  
,am5dm5t ,def5se ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,lead+    
legal s*ol>s concur t conflicts betwe5  
same-sex m>riage & religi\s lib]ty are  
real & %\ld be legislatively address$4  
7#b7 ,z ! ,presid5t /at$ 9 response to !
 decision ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt on !       
,def5se ( ,m>riage ,act 9 #bjac1        
,am]icans hold a wide range ( views on !

 issue ( same-sex m>riage1 & ma9ta9+ our
 ,nation's commitm5t to religi\s fre$om 
is vital4  7#c7 ,nev]!less1 9 #bjae1 :5 
ask$ :e!r a religi\s s*ool c\ld lose its
 tax-exempt /atus = oppos+ same-sex     
m>riage1 ! ,solicitor ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates repres5t$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,supreme ,c\rt t it's c]ta9ly go+ to be 
an issue4  7#d7 ,protect+ religi\s      
fre$om f ,gov]nm5t intrusion is a       
,gov]nm5t int]e/ ( ! highe/ ord]4       
,legislatively enact$ measures advance  
?is int]e/ by rem$y+1 det]r+1 & prev5t+ 
,gov]nm5t int]f]5ce ) religi\s ex]cise 9
 a way t complem5ts ! protections m&at$ 
by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,laws t protect !
 free ex]cise ( religi\s beliefs & moral
 convictions ab\t m>riage w enc\rage    
private citiz5s & in/itutions to        
demon/rate tol]ance = ^? beliefs &      
convictions & !re=e contribute to a m   
respectful1 div]se1 & peaceful society4 
#c4 ,protection ( ! free ex]cise (      
religi\s beliefs & moral convictions    

7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all n take   
any discrim9atory action aga9/ a p]son1 
:olly or p>tially on ! basis t su* p]son
 believes or acts 9 accordance ) a      
religi\s belief or moral conviction t   
m>riage is or %\ld be recogniz$ z !     
union ( "o man & "o woman1 or t sexual  
relations are prop]ly res]v$ to su* a   
m>riage4  7b7 ,discrim9atory action     
def9$ ,z us$ 9 subsection 7a71 a        
discrim9atory action means any action   
tak5 by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to--  7#a7   
alt] 9 any way ! ,f$]al tax treatm5t (1 
or cause any tax1 p5alty1 or paym5t to  
be assess$ aga9/1 or d5y1 delay1 or     
revoke an exemption f taxation "u       
section #eja7;a7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code ( #aihf (1 any p]son ref]r$ to 9  
subsection 7a72  7#b7 disall[ a d$uction
 = ,f$]al tax purposes ( any *>itable   
contribution made to or by su* p]son2   
7#c7 )hold1 r$uce1 exclude1 t]m9ate1 or 
o!rwise d5y any ,f$]al grant1 contract1 
subcontract1 coop]ative agreem5t1 loan1 

lic5se1 c]tification1 accr$itation1     
employm5t1 or o!r simil> position or    
/atus f or to su* p]son2  7#d7 )hold1   
r$uce1 exclude1 t]m9ate1 or o!rwise d5y 
any b5efit "u a ,f$]al b5efit program f 
or to su* p]son2 or  7#e7 o!rwise       
discrim9ate aga9/ su* p]son4  7c7       
,accr$itation2 lic5sure2 c]tification ,!
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all consid] accr$it$1
 lic5s$1 or c]tifi$ = purposes ( ,f$]al 
law any p]son t w\ld be accr$it$1       
lic5s$1 or c]tifi$1 respectively1 = su* 
purposes b = a det]m9ation aga9/ su*    
p]son :olly or p>tially on ! basis t !  
p]son believes or acts 9 accordance ) a 
religi\s belief or moral conviction t   
m>riage is or %\ld be recogniz$ z !     
union ( "o man & "o woman1 or t sexual  
relations are prop]ly res]v$ to su* a   
m>riage4  #d4 ,judicial relief  7a7     
,cause ( action ,a p]son may ass]t an   
actual or ?reat5$ violation ( ?is ,act z
 a claim or def5se 9 a judicial or      
adm9i/rative proce$+ & obta9 comp5satory
 damages1 injunctive relief1 decl>atory 

relief1 or any o!r appropriate relief   
aga9/ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4 ,/&+ to ass]t 
a claim or def5se "u ?is section %all be
 gov]n$ by ! g5]al rules ( /&+ "u       
,article ,,iii ( ! ,con/itution4  7b7   
,adm9i/rative rem$ies n requir$ ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 an action "u  
?is section may be comm5c$1 & relief may
 be grant$1 9 a ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict   
c\rt )\t reg>d to :e!r ! p]son comm5c+ !
 action has s\ght or exhau/$ available  
adm9i/rative rem$ies4  7c7 ,attorneys'  
fees ,section #gbb7;b7 ( ! ,revis$      
,/atutes 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihh7;b77 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t ,def5se
 ,act1 aft] ! ,religi\s ,l& ,use &      
,in/itutionaliz$ ,p]sons ,act ( #bjjj14 
7d7 ,au?ority ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,to en=ce 
?is ,act ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ an 
action = injunctive or decl>atory relief
 aga9/ an indep5d5t e/abli%m5t describ$ 
9 section #ajd7a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 or an (fic] or employee ( 
t indep5d5t e/abli%m5t1 to en=ce        
compliance ) ?is ,act4 ,no?+ 9 ?is      

subsection %all be con/ru$ to d5y1      
impair1 or o!rwise affect any "r or     
au?ority ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 or any ag5cy1 (fic]1 or employee
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 act+ "u any law o!r 
?an ?is subsection1 to in/itute or      
int]v5e 9 any proce$+4  #e4 ,rules (    
con/ruction  7a7 ,broad con/ruction ,?is
 ,act %all be con/ru$ 9 favor ( a broad 
protection ( free ex]cise ( religi\s    
beliefs & moral convictions1 to !       
maximum ext5t p]mitt$ by ! t]ms ( ?is   
,act & ! ,con/itution4  7b7 ,no         
preemption1 repeal1 or n>r[ con/ruction 
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to     
preempt ,/ate law1 or repeal ,f$]al law1
 t is equally or m protective ( free    
ex]cise ( religi\s beliefs & moral      
convictions4 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ to n>r[ ! mean+ or application (
 any ,/ate or ,f$]al law protect+ free  
ex]cise ( religi\s beliefs & moral      
convictions4 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t f  
provid+1 ei!r directly or ?r\gh a p]son 

n seek+ protection "u ?is ,act1 any     
b5efit or s]vice au?oriz$ "u ,f$]al law4
  7c7 ,sev]ability ,if any provision (  
?is ,act or any application ( su*       
provision to any p]son or circum/ance is
 held to be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] (
 ?is ,act & ! application ( ! provision 
to any o!r p]son or circum/ance %all n  
be affect$4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
,act3 7#a7 ,f$]al b5efit program ,! t]m 
,f$]al b5efit program has ! mean+ giv5 t
 t]m 9 section #eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ,!
 t]m ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t includes ea*      
au?ority ( any bran* ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son
 means a p]son z def9$ 9 section #a (   
title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &        
includes any su* p]son reg>dless (      
religi\s affiliation or lack !re(1 &    
reg>dless ( =-pr(it or nonpr(it /atus4