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 231st anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

S. Con. Res. 5 · 115th Congress · Jan 17, 2017 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That Congress—

(1)

on Religious Freedom Day on January 16, 2017, honors the 231st anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom; and

(2)

affirms that—

(A)

for individuals of any faith and individuals of no faith, religious freedom includes the right of an individual to live, work, associate, and worship in accordance with the beliefs of the individual;

(B)

all people of the United States can be unified in supporting religious freedom, regardless of differing individual beliefs, because religious freedom is a fundamental human right; and

(C)

“the American people will remain forever unshackled in matters of faith”, as expressed by the 44th President of the United States in his Presidential proclamation on Religious Freedom Day in 2012.

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Jan 17, 2017viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Crapo) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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