Bill > HR3828

Introduced Session

Military Religious Freedom Protection Act - Requires the sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of a member of the Armed Forces concerning the appropriate and inappropriate expression of human sexuality to be accommodated and not the basis of any adverse personnel action, discrimination, or denial of promotion, schooling, training, or assignment (adverse actions). Prohibits a military chaplain from being directed, ordered, or required to perform any duty, rite, ritual, ceremony, service, or function (ceremony) that is contrary to the conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs (beliefs) of the chaplain or the chaplain's faith group. Prohibits the refusal of a chaplain to perform a ceremony that is contrary to such beliefs from being the basis of any adverse actions. Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations setting forth guidance to implement such requirements and prohibitions. Prohibits a military installation or other property owned, rented, or otherwise under the jurisdiction or control of the Department of Defense (DOD) from being used to officiate, solemnize, or perform a marriage or marriage-like ceremony involving anything other than the union of one man with one woman.

Committee Categories

Tim Huelskamp (R)*,  W. Todd Akin (R),  Spencer Bachus (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Rob Bishop (R),  Diane Black (R),  Charles Boustany (R),  Paul Broun (R),  Dan Burton (R),  Francisco Canseco (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Renee Ellmers (R),  Stephen Fincher (R),  John Fleming (R),  J. Randy Forbes (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Phil Gingrey (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Tim Griffin (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Robert Hurt (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Steve King (R),  John Kline (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Jeffrey Landry (R),  James Lankford (R),  Bob Latta (R),  Donald Manzullo (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Jeff Miller (R),  Randy Neugebauer (R),  Kristi Noem (R),  Richard Nugent (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Joseph Pitts (R),  Mike Pompeo (R),  Reid Ribble (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Marlin Stutzman (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Lynn Westmoreland (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Rob Wittman (R),  Frank Wolf (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (on 02/23/2012)

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