Prohibiting Religious Exemption and Accommodations Databases Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from disclosing to other agencies or organizations any information relating to the religious beliefs, identity, or affiliation of an individual with a religious accommodation, including with respect to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The bill specifically incorporates such information into the Privacy Act of 1974 (which restricts how agencies may disclose or share records that identify individuals in the absence of written consent) and exempts related records from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (which provides the public a right to access federal agency information).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careFirst Amendment rightsFreedom of informationGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesReligionRight of privacy
Prohibiting Religious Exemption and Accommodations Databases Act
USA117th CongressS-3902| Senate
| Updated: 3/22/2022
Prohibiting Religious Exemption and Accommodations Databases Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from disclosing to other agencies or organizations any information relating to the religious beliefs, identity, or affiliation of an individual with a religious accommodation, including with respect to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The bill specifically incorporates such information into the Privacy Act of 1974 (which restricts how agencies may disclose or share records that identify individuals in the absence of written consent) and exempts related records from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (which provides the public a right to access federal agency information).
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careFirst Amendment rightsFreedom of informationGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesReligionRight of privacy