42 U.S.C. § 2000cc–1
Protection of religious exercise of institutionalized persons
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc–1, Protection of religious exercise of institutionalized persons, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/478323
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No government shall impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to an institution, as defined in section 1997 of this title, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person—
This section applies in any case in which—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally