SACRED Act
Latest action · Jul 28, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safeguarding Americans from Coronavirus and Religious Exercise Discrimination Act or the SACRED Act
This bill makes a state or local jurisdiction that discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions ineligible to receive or use funds allocated, appropriated, or authorized to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, a state or local jurisdiction violates this bill's prohibition if it (1) enforces, or announces the intent to enforce, any law, regulation, policy, order, proclamation, or decree related to COVID-19 that discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions; or (2) provides, or shows an intention to provide, funds to a separate jurisdiction that is ineligible to receive or use those funds because the jurisdiction has committed a violation.
The Department of Justice shall determine whether a state or local jurisdiction is ineligible to receive or use such funds.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 4, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Aug 4, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 28, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4537 | RECOVERY Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health programs administration and funding
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Religion
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2020Introduced in Senate
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