legislation: 101-s-3254

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101-s-3254 101 s 3254 Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 7 Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990 - Prohibits Federal, State, and local governments, and any person acting under color of law, from restricting any person's free exercise of religion unless: (1) the restriction is in the form of a rule of general applicability that does not intentionally discriminate against religion or among religions; and (2) the government demonstrates that application of the restriction to a person is essential to furthering a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of doing so. Authorizes a party aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition to obtain relief, including attorney fees, in a civil action. 2025-08-26T17:28:07Z  

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