Narrowly Tailored
A 100-foot zone, active only during scheduled services and the hour before and after, burdens no more speech than necessary.
Legislation
The Right to Worship (Draft)
Freedom of worship is the first freedom named in the First Amendment. Today, it is under assault. This bill restores the balance.
Why it Matters
The Problem the Law Has Not Solved
Outside synagogues, churches, mosques, and temples, organized groups have learned to exploit a gap in federal law - surrounding houses of worship with amplified noise, blocking entrances, and creating an atmosphere of intimidation designed to make worshippers turn around and go home.
They stop just short of physical violence, because they know the law stops there too.
The Legislation
What the Bill Does
This legislation establishes a narrowly tailored 100-foot protection zone where conduct that disrupts a service or blocks people from entering is prohibited during a scheduled religious service.
Free speech is fully protected. The bill says nothing about what can be said, it prohibits disruptive activity.
Constitutional Basis
Why It Is Constitutional.
This is settled legal territory. The Supreme Court has consistently upheld content-neutral restrictions on speech near sensitive locations - private homes (Frisby v. Schultz), funerals (Phelps-Roper v. Strickland), and polling places (Burson v. Freeman). Federal law already protects military funeral services and has been upheld across multiple federal circuits.
Significant Government Interest
Protecting the constitutional right to free exercise of religion is among the most compelling interests the government can assert.
Ample Alternative Channels
Protest rights remain fully intact outside the buffer. No viewpoint or message is restricted, only the location and timing.
Content Neutral
The bill targets the disruptive effect of conduct, not the content of any message. It can be enforced without examining what protesters are saying or who they are.
Legal Memos
Independent counsel reviewed the draft framework.
Bill Progress
Where We Stand
Bill Drafted
Legal Review Complete
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Seek Sponsors
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Introduce in Congress
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Committee Review
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Floor Vote
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Signed into Law
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