S.Amdt. 6577Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)3rd degree

To establish a rule of construction relating to religious entities.

Submitted December 20, 2022

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 6577 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Lankford to Amendment SA 6558.

December 22, 2022

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 6577 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Lankford to Amendment SA 6558.

December 22, 2022

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 6577 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 414.

December 22, 2022

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 6577 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 414.

December 22, 2022

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Amendment SA 6577 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Lankford to Amendment SA 6558. (consideration: CR S10069-10070; text: CR S10062) To establish a rule of construction relating to religious entities.

December 22, 2022

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Amendment SA 6577 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 414.

December 22, 2022

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Senate amendment submitted

December 20, 2022

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SA 6577. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 6558 submitted by Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr.
Casey) and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 6552 proposed by
Mr. Leahy to the bill H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31,
United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals
are achieved, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

Strike section __7(b) and insert the following:
(b) Rule of Construction.--This division shall not be
construed to require a religious entity described in section
702(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a))
to make an accommodation that would violate the entity's
religion (as defined in section 701(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
2000e(j))).
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