No Religious Registry Act
Latest action · Dec 5, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Religious Registry Act
This bill prohibits U.S. government officials from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals or aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (2) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such a registry or database.
Nothing in this bill may be construed to prohibit the collection of information that is provided voluntarily, including information relating to the decennial census.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2016 to Dec 16, 2016; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 30, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Nov 30, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Nov 30, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Nov 30, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Nov 30, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Nov 30, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Nov 30, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Dec 5, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 5, 2016 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 5, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 5, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Dec 5, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Dec 5, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Dec 12, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Dec 12, 2016 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Dec 13, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Dec 13, 2016 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Dec 16, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Dec 16, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Dec 16, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2016 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Dec 5, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Nov 18, 2016Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 2016Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 166, November 18, 2016, page H6307.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the collection of information and the establishment or utilization of a registry for the purposes of classifying certain United States persons and other individuals on the basis of religious affiliation, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- No Religious Registry Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2016Introduced in House
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