,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ged  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjba,mr4 ,good of ,virginia 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mrs4 ,boebert1 
,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,rosendale1 ,mr4      
,mooney1 and ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prevent      
,states and local jurisdictions from    
interfering with services held at houses
 of worship1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protecting ,religion from      
,government ,act of #bjba4  #b4         
,prohibition against interference by    
,state and local governments with       
services held at houses of worship      
,consistent with ,first ,amendment to   
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states1 the government of a ,state or  
locality therein may not impose any law 
or regulation limiting the ability for  
any house of worship to hold any        

religious service or celebrate any      
religious ceremony in person as such    
house of worship determines is          
appropriate4  #c4 ,federal cause of     
action to challenge ,state and local    
regulation of interstate commerce  7a7  
,private right of action ,a person1     
including an individual or religious    
institution1 affected by a law or       
regulation of a ,state or unit of local 
government limiting the ability for any 
house of worship to hold services in    
person may bring an action in the       
appropriate district court to invalidate
 such a law or regulation4  7b7         
,preliminary injunction ,upon a motion  
of the plaintiff described in subsection
 7a71 the court shall issue a           
preliminary injunction to preclude the  
,state or unit of local government from 
enforcing the law or regulation at issue
 until such time as the court enters a  
final judgment in the case1 unless the  
,state or unit of local government      
proves by clear and convincing evidence 

that-- 7#a7 the ,state or unit of local 
government is likely to prevail on the  
merits at trial2 and  7#b7 the          
injunction would cause irreparable harm 
to the ,state or unit of local          
government4  7c7 ,statute of limitations
 ,no action shall be maintained under   
this section unless it is commenced     
within #aj years after the cause of     
action arose4