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On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that he did not intend to ask for a vote on whether files concerning accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein should be released.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led their colleagues in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Billy Long expressing concerns regarding the Trump administration’s recent court filing that undermines the constitutional separation of church and state.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement regarding House Republicans’ plan to divert billions of dollars in public funds to private, religious schools through a voucher tax giveaway in the new reconciliation package:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi and other agency heads expressing concerns regarding the Trump Administration’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.
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)
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S.
Executive Order 14205: Establishing an Office to Promote Religious Conservatism and Enable Federally Funded Discrimination
Official Title: Establishment of the White House Faith Office
Date Signed: February 7, 2025
Key Provisions:
Executive Order 14202: Task Force to Misuse Religious Freedom to Justify Discrimination and Promote Christian Nationalist Narratives
Official Title: Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias
Date Signed: February 6, 2025
Key Provisions:
At a largely Christian event that brought hymns and prayer to the heart of the Capitol building, President Donald Trump bemoaned America’s trend away from faith, calling it “one of the biggest problems” and saying, “we have to bring religion back. We have to bring it back much stronger.”
The president spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast, held in Statuary Hall on Thursday morning.