,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjai,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,scott of ,virginia1 ,mrs4 ,demings1    
,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4      
,norton1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,miss ,rice of 
,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,cohen1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4  
,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4
 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4         
,quigley1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mrs4      
,beatty1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4   
,wild1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,brownley of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4        
,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4     
,serrano1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,raskin1
 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4      
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4         
,pallone1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1
 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4    

,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 
,mr4 ,kind1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,rush1 
,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,ms4 
,haaland7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,religious ,freedom ,restoration    
,act of #aiic to protect civil rights   
and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to
 third parties1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,do ,no ,harm ,act4  #b4 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that--  7#a7 the ,religious   
,freedom ,restoration ,act of #aiic     
should not be interpreted to authorize  
an exemption from generally applicable  
law that imposes the religious views1   
habits1 or practices of one party upon  
another2  7#b7 the ,religious ,freedom  
,restoration ,act of #aiic should not be
 interpreted to authorize an exemption  
from generally applicable law that      
imposes meaningful harm1 including      
dignitary harm1 on a third party2 and   

7#c7 the ,religious ,freedom            
,restoration ,act of #aiic should not be
 interpreted to authorize an exemption  
that permits discrimination against     
other persons1 including persons who do 
not belong to the religion or adhere to 
the beliefs of those to whom the        
exemption is given4  #c4 ,exception from
 application of ,act where ,federal law 
prevents harm to others ,section #c of  
the ,religious ,freedom ,restoration    
,act of #aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bjjj;bb-#a7 is amended by adding at the
 end the following3  7d7 ,additional    
exception from application of ,act where
 ,federal law prevents harm to others   
,this section does not apply-- 7#a7 to  
any provision of law or its             
implementation that provides for or     
requires--  7,a7 protections against    
discrimination or the promotion of equal
 opportunity including the ,civil       
,rights ,act of #aifd1 the ,americans   
with ,disabilities ,act1 the ,family    
,medical ,leave ,act1 ,executive ,order 

#aabdf1 the ,violence ,against ,women   
,act1 and ,equal ,access to ,housing in 
,,hud ,programs ,regardless of ,sexual  
,orientation or ,gender ,identity 7#gg  
,,fr #effb72  7,b7 employers to provide 
wages1 other compensation1 or benefits  
including leave1 or standards protecting
 collective activity in the workplace2  
7,c7 protections against child labor1   
abuse1 or exploitation2 or  7,d7 access 
to1 information about1 referrals for1   
provision of1 or coverage for1 any      
health care item or service2  7#b7 to   
any term requiring goods1 services1     
functions1 or activities to be performed
 or provided to beneficiaries of a      
government contract1 grant1 cooperative 
agreement1 or other award2 or  7#c7 to  
the extent that application would result
 in denying a person the full and equal 
enjoyment of a good1 service1 benefit1  
facility1 privilege1 advantage1 or      
accommodation1 provided by the          
government4  4  #d4 ,clarification of   
preclusion of litigation between private

 parties  7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of  
the amendment made by subsection 7b7 is 
to clarify the applicability of the     
,religious ,freedom ,restoration ,act of
 #aiic1 as enacted4  7b7 ,preclusion    
,section #c7;c7 of the ,religious       
,freedom ,restoration ,act of #aiic 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb-#a7;c77 is amended1 
in the first sentence1 by striking      
judicial proceeding and all that follows
 and inserting judicial proceeding to   
which the government is a party and     
obtain appropriate relief against that  
government44  #e4 ,definitions ,section 
#e of the ,religious ,freedom           
,restoration ,act of #aiic 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb-#b7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at  
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by    
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#e7 the term including     
means including1 but not limited to1    
consistent with the term's standard     
meaning in ,federal law4  4