US Congress Senate Bill 4340 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes a state or local jurisdiction that discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions ineligible to receive or use funds allocated, appropriated, or authorized to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, a state or local jurisdiction violates this bill's prohibition if it (1) enforces, or announces the intent to enforce, any law, regulation, policy, order, proclamation, or decree related to COVID-19 that discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions; or (2) provides, or shows an intention to provide, funds to a separate jurisdiction that is ineligible to receive or use those funds because the jurisdiction has committed a violation. The Department of Justice shall determine whether a state or local jurisdiction is ineligible to receive or use such funds.

SACRED Act Safeguarding Americans from Coronavirus and Religious Exercise Discrimination Act

Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SB4537 (Related) 2020-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4340/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4340/BILLS-116s4340is.pdf