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Official Title: Free Speech Fairness (H.R.2501/S.1205)
Introduced by Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)
Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act (H.R. 2062)
Introduced by Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Greg Murphy (R-NC) and Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Official Title: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 (H.R. 833/S. 292)
Introduced by Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Burgess Owens (R-UT), and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Official Title: Defense of Conscience in Healthcare Act (S. 47)
Introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO)
This bill directs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue a final rule that is identical or equivalent to the first Trump administration’s rule titled Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority, which was scheduled to take effect on July 22, 2019, but was vacated by courts.
Official Title: Protecting Religious Freedom for Foster Families Act (HR 6133)
Introduced by Reps. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) and Mary Miller (R-IL)
Official Title: Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2023 (H.R.6485/S.3344)
Introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
Religious Freedom and Fairness Act (H.R. 8720)
Introduced by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
This bill amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to single out atheists for special, deprioritized treatment.
Preferential treatment for the religious, discrimination for atheists