Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act_of_1993
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Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:City_of_Boerne_v._Flores
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:category 1993 in American law
Religious freedom in the United States
United States federal civil rights legislation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_2000bb_et_seq.
gptkbp:compatibleWith state governments (after City of Boerne v. Flores)
gptkbp:cosponsor gptkb:Ted_Kennedy
gptkbp:dateEnacted November 16, 1993
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
gptkbp:overturnedInPartBy gptkb:City_of_Boerne_v._Flores
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Pub.L. 103–141
gptkbp:purpose protect religious freedom
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Burwell_v._Hobby_Lobby_Stores,_Inc.
gptkb:Gonzales_v._O_Centro_Espírita_Beneficente_União_do_Vegetal
gptkbp:requires strict scrutiny for laws burdening religious exercise
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:RFRA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:sponsor Chuck Schumer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:107_Stat._77
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5