,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #af1       
#bjah,mr4 ,francis ,rooney of ,florida  
7for himself and ,mr4 ,rokita7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to clarify the rights of             
not-for-profit religious employers under
 the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,freedom ,for ,religious        
,communities ,act4  #b4 ,exemption for  
not-for-profit religious organizations  
,section #b of the ,national ,labor     
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by   
inserting or any not-for-profit         
religious organization1 after           
subdivision thereof12 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#ae7 
,the term #8not-for-profit religious    
organization' means-- 7,a7 any church1  
religious corporation1 ecclesiastical   

corporation1 corporation sole1          
non-profit corporation1 unincorporated  
association1 foundation1 or other entity
 that is organized for religious        
purposes or carries out religious       
activities and is exempt under section  
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf2 or  7,b7 any            
not-for-profit entity affiliated with1  
or owned1 operated1 or controlled1      
directly or indirectly1 by a recognized 
religious organization1 or with an      
entity1 membership of which is          
determined1 at least in part1 with      
reference to religion1 and that is      
exempt under section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code4  4