American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994

E11438

United States federal law amendment to statute

The American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994 are U.S. federal revisions that strengthened protections for Native American religious practices, including the ceremonial use of peyote by members of the Native American Church.

Aliases (1)

American Indian Religious Freedom Act ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law → amendment to statute →
addresses	conflicts between drug laws and Native American religious practices →
aimsTo	remedy limitations of the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act →
appliesTo	Native American Church ceremonies → federal agencies → members of federally recognized Indian tribes →
appliesToJurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
benefits	tribal members practicing traditional religions →
category	Native American religion and law → United States federal civil rights legislation →
chamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
clarifies	legal status of peyote use in Native American religious ceremonies →
constrains	state regulation of Native American religious peyote use →
country	United States of America →
ensures	access to peyote for bona fide traditional ceremonial purposes →
focusesOn	Native American religious practices → ceremonial use of peyote → religious freedom →
hasEffect	exempts certain Native American religious peyote use from general drug prohibitions →
hasPurpose	to prevent government interference with traditional Native American religious practices → to strengthen protections for Native American religious exercise →
hasShortName	AIRFA Amendments of 1994 →
influencedBy	Native American advocacy organizations → court decisions limiting Native American religious rights →
language	English →
legalDomain	civil rights law → federal Indian law →
legalizes	sacramental use of peyote by Native Americans →
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
obliges	federal agencies to accommodate Native American religious use of peyote →
partOf	American Indian Religious Freedom Act →
protects	members of the Native American Church → religious practices of Alaska Natives → religious practices of American Indians → religious practices of Native Hawaiians →
recognizes	centrality of peyote in certain Native American religions →
regulates	use, possession, and transportation of peyote for Native American religious ceremonies →
relatedTo	American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 → Native American Church → Religious Freedom Restoration Act →
signedBy	Bill Clinton →
subjectOf	Native American religious freedom jurisprudence →
topic	controlled substances law in the United States → freedom of religion in the United States → indigenous rights in the United States →
typeOfProtection	statutory protection for religious exercise →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 →	amendedBy
Native American Church →	legalProtection
American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994 ("American Indian Religious Freedom Act") →	partOf