Protect Thy Neighbor fights federal legislation, policies, and regulations that would allow individuals, businesses, and government employees to harm others in the name of religion. Most policy proposals would allow discrimination against LGBTQ Americans and deny access to reproductive healthcare, but they have other negative and far reaching consequences as well.

Policies And Regulations

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"Religious Freedom" Executive Order

Order Status Signed by President Donald J. Trump on May 4, 2017

Order Text Here

Contraception Coverage Regulations

Regulations Status In effect as of October 6, 2017

Regulations Text Here and here

Department Of Justice Guidance On "Religious Freedom"

Guidance Status: Issued October 6, 2017

Guidance Text Here

Health And Human Services Strategic Plan

Plan Status Final

Plan Text Here

Health And Human Services Request For Information On “Barriers” For Faith-Based Organizations

RFI Status Open

RFI Text Here

Establishment Of Conscience And Religious Freedom Division Of Health And Human Services' Office For Civil Rights

Notice Status In effect as of January 18, 2018

Text Status Here, here, and here

Health and Human Services Refusal of Care Rule

Rule Status Proposed on January 19, 2018

Rule Text Here

National Day of Prayer Executive Order

Order Status Signed May 3, 2018

Order Text Here

Religious Liberty Task Force

Status Announced on July 30, 2018

Text Here

Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking

Status Announced July 31, 2018

Text Here

Department of Labor's Federal Contractor Directive

Status Issued Friday, August 10

Text Here

Legislation

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Aderholt Amendment of the 2019 House Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill

Bill Status Final version of the bill passed without the harmful adoption language

Bill Text Here

S 2525 - First Amendment Defense Act

Bill Status Introduced on March 8, 2018

Bill Text Here

HR 644 / S 311 - Conscience Protection Act of 2017

Bill Status House bill introduced on January 24, 2017 / Senate bill introduced on February 3, 2017

House Bill Text Here

Senate Bill Text Here

HR 1881 / S 811 - Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017

Bill Status House bill introduced on May 4, 2017 / Senate bill introduced on May 4, 2017

House Bill Text Here

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HR 3222 / S 2918 - Do No Harm Act

Bill Status Introduced in House on July 13, 2017, and in Senate on May 22, 2018

Bill Text Senate and House

HR 4082/S 1985 - Protect Access To Birth Control Act

Bill Status Introduced on October 19, 2017

House Text Here

Senate Text Here

HR 4508 - Higher Education Act Reauthorization

Bill Status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on December 1, 2017

Bill Text Here

2017-2018 Federal Legislation

Policies And Regulations

Legislation