Congress Passes Land Use Bill To Protect Religion.Both houses of Congress have passed legislation designed to offer greater protection to religious institutions in disputes over zoning and land use. The bill, known as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub.L. 106-274, 42 U.S.C. 2000cc-1 et seq. (RLUIPA) is a United States federal law that prohibits the imposition of burdens on the ability of prisoners to worship as they please, as well as making it easier (RLUIPA RLUIPA Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 ), mandates that government must prove a "compelling interest" before restricting land use by religious institutions. The bill also gives additional flexibility to prison inmates to exercise their religion, so long as the practices do not undermine prison security. RLUIPA follows several attempts by Congress to strengthen religious liberties. The broad-based broad-based Of or relating to an index or average that provides a good representation of the overall market. The S&P 500 and NYSE Composite are generally regarded as broad-based stock indexes, while the popular Dow Jones Industrial Average is biased Religious Freedom Restoration Act The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (, also known as RFRA) is a 1993 United States federal law aimed at preventing laws which substantially burden a person's free exercise of their religion. guaranteed an array of protections, but the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law in 1997. The new scaled-back measure sailed quickly though the House and Senate, passing each chamber unanimously. President Bill Clinton has announced that he will sign the bill into law. |
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