S.Amdt. 1424

1. Adds SEC. 4. REPORT ON RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC at the end of the bill

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   In S. 937 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Guidance Relating to COVID-19 Pandemic.--The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and community-based organizations, shall issue guidance describing best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Inserted: SEC. 4. REPORT ON RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the restrictions on religious exercise imposed by States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--The report required to be submitted under subsection (a) shall include--

   Inserted: (1) an analysis of whether the same restrictions applied to religious institutions also applied equally to secular organizations or businesses; and

   Inserted: (2) an analysis of whether each imposed restriction complies with the ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Tandon v. Newsom, No. 20A151, 539 U.S. ___ (2021).

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