Public Law 103-141
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Public Law 103-141 is the formal designation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a U.S. federal law enacted to protect individuals’ free exercise of religion from substantial government burdens.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Pub. L. 103-141 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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surface form:
RFRA of 1993
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| appliesIn |
federal judiciary of the United States
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surface form:
United States federal courts
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| appliesTo | federal government actions ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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surface form:
RFRA
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| codifiedIn | United States Code ⓘ |
| codifiedSections | 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb–2000bb-4 ⓘ |
| codifiedTitle | Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | 1993-11-16 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1993-11-16 ⓘ |
| defines | exercise of religion broadly ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1993-11-16 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 103rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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surface form:
Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
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| heldUnconstitutionalAsTo | state and local governments (by City of Boerne v. Flores) ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal religious liberty statutes ⓘ |
| introducedInCongress | 1993 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeResponseTo | Employment Division v. Smith ⓘ |
| originallyAppliedTo | federal, state, and local governments ⓘ |
| partyOfSigningPresident | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| protects |
individuals
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religious organizations ⓘ |
| protectsRight | free exercise of religion ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 103-141
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surface form:
Pub. L. 103-141
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| purpose |
to protect the free exercise of religion
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to provide a claim or defense to persons whose religious exercise is substantially burdened by government ⓘ to restore the compelling interest test for laws that substantially burden religious exercise ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
City of Boerne v. Flores
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surface form:
City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
Employment Division v. Smith ⓘ
surface form:
Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990)
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| relatedStatute |
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
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surface form:
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000
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| remainsApplicableTo | federal government ⓘ |
| requires | application of strict scrutiny to substantial burdens on religious exercise ⓘ |
| requiresShowingOf | substantial burden on religious exercise ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Religious Freedom Restoration Act ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| standardImposedOnGovernment |
compelling governmental interest
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least restrictive means ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 107 Stat. 1488 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights
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constitutional law ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1993 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Pub. L. 103-141