Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Freedom For Religious Communities Act”.
Freedom For Religious Communities Act
A BILL
To clarify the rights of not-for-profit religious employers under the National Labor Relations Act.
Sec. 2 Exemption for not-for-profit religious organizations
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152) is amended—
in paragraph (2), by inserting “or any not-for-profit religious organization,” after “subdivision thereof,”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(15) The term ‘not-for-profit religious organization’ means—
“(A) any church, religious corporation, ecclesiastical corporation, corporation sole, non-profit corporation, unincorporated association, foundation, or other entity that is organized for religious purposes or carries out religious activities and is exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
“(B) any not-for-profit entity affiliated with, or owned, operated, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a recognized religious organization, or with an entity, membership of which is determined, at least in part, with reference to religion, and that is exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.”