A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Latest action · Feb 1, 2023 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S211-212)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution calls for honoring the 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2023.
The resolution affirms that
- religious freedom includes the right of individuals of any faith and individuals of no faith to live, work, associate, and worship in accordance with their beliefs;
- all people of the United States can be unified in supporting religious freedom because it is a fundamental human right; and
- the American people will remain forever unshackled in matters of faith.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2023 to Feb 7, 2023; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Feb 7, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 1, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S211-212)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S211 | — | Feb 1, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
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.
- Feb 1, 2023Introduced in Senate
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