US EditionRepublicans Quietly Slip 'Religious Freedom' Clause Into Funding Bill
- House Republicans inserted anti-LGBTQ language granting religious-based civil immunity into a $66 billion Homeland Security funding bill in 2025.
- This provision reflects language that Rep. Chip Roy advocated for inclusion in 2023 legislation, although the author of the 2025 version remains unidentified.
- The language could prevent federal authorities from penalizing religious schools, organizations, or hospitals that discriminate based on the conviction that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
- Project 2025 advocates for safeguarding faith-based organizations that receive grants and emphasizes strong safeguards for employers adhering to religious beliefs, while criticizing what it describes as the "bullying LGBTQ+ agenda."
- Separately, the Health and Human Services budget proposes ending funding for the 988 LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention services on October 1, 2025, despite serving over one million youths since 2022.
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House Republicans Quietly Slip Anti-LGBTQ ‘Religious Freedom’ Clause Into Funding Bill
House Republicans have inserted anti-LGBTQ language into a $66 billion must-pass funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, effectively granting civil immunity under federal law to individuals and organizations that discriminate against same-sex couples—by citing a religious or moral belief that marriage should be limited to one man and one woman. It also bans the federal government from taking a range of actions against those wh…
Republicans quietly slip 'religious freedom' clause into funding bill
House Republicans have inserted anti-LGBTQ language into a $66 billion must-pass funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, effectively granting civil immunity under federal law to individuals and organizations that discriminate against same-sex couples—by citing a religious or moral belief that marriage should be limited to one man and one woman. It also bans the federal government from taking a range of actions against those wh…
House Republicans Quietly Slip Anti-LGBTQ 'Religious Freedom' Clause Into Funding Bill
House Republicans have inserted anti-LGBTQ language into a $66 billion must-pass funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, effectively granting civil immunity under federal law to individuals and organizations that discriminate against same-sex couples—by citing a religious or moral belief that marriage should be limited to one man and one woman. It also bans the federal government from taking a range of actions against those wh…
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