On the recordJuly 23, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1860 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Further Independence of Religion for Security and Tolerance Freedom Act of 2015'' or the ``FIRST Freedom Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Many of our Nation's founders fled religious persecution and placed great importance on religious freedom. President George Washington summed up the prevailing view of our founders when he wrote, in 1793, ``in this Land of equal liberty it is our boast, that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws''. (2) In 1791, the First Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, enshrining freedom of religion as the ``First Freedom'' of all Americans and becoming an inspiration to people all over the world who struggle to throw off the yoke of religious persecution. (3) Throughout our Nation's history, the United States has sought to protect and promote fundamental human rights, including religious freedom, in the United States and throughout the world.…
