“President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election,” the White House said in a statement. The uncertainty around same-sex marriage policy and LGBTQ rights under President Trump was underscored earlier this week, when the White House announced that it would enforce an executive order signed by President Obama that protects gay and transgender people working for federal contractors. Yet despite Republican control of Congress and the White House, some conservatives said they didn’t think the bill would be a slam dunk. President Donald Trump endorsed the bill last September, raising the prospects that he would sign it into law if it reaches his desk. “Lee and Cruz have expressed hope that the bill will gain new momentum in the 115th Congress.”īut Lee and Cruz have both expressed hope that the bill will gain new momentum in the 115th Congress. Supporters acknowledged the bill wouldn’t pass while President Barack Obama was in office. The proposal received a hearing in the House but not in the Senate, and died at the end of the congressional session last year. The Senate bill drew 37 Republican co-sponsors, including Lee and Sen. The measure got 172 Republicans co-sponsors in the House.
DAN POPKEY LABRADOR UPDATE
It’s not clear how Republicans plan to update that legislation, if at all. That bill included provisions protecting people who believe that “sexual relations are properly reserved” for married couples consisting of a man and a woman. The bill, as introduced in 2015, would block the federal government from taking punitive action, like issuing fines, to people and organizations who discriminate based on a “religious belief or moral conviction,” according to language from the bill introduced two years ago. “We plan to reintroduce an updated version of the bill, but no date has been set yet,” Carroll said.ĭan Popkey, Labrador’s spokesman, said his boss planned to introduce the bill “early this year.” Lee’s spokesman, Conn Carroll, said the Utah Republican and Labrador did not have a timeline for when they plan to reintroduce the legislation, known as FADA. Supporters say the bill protects religious freedom, while critics have argued it opens the door for discrimination against same-sex couples. The bill, which was first proposed in 2015, would limit the federal government’s ability to punish individuals and organizations who oppose same-sex marriage on religious grounds.
Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) are planning to reintroduce an “updated version” of the First Amendment Defense Act in the House and Senate, an aide to Lee said Friday. Congressional Republicans are planning to reintroduce a bill aimed at protecting religious groups and individuals who oppose same-sex marriage.
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