Topic - Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOMet seq., is a United States federal law that protects individuals, houses of worship, and other religious institutions from discrimination in zoning and landmarking laws. RLUIPA was enacted by the United States Congress in 2000 to correct the problems of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. The act was passed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate by unanimous consent in voice votes, meaning that no objection was raised to its passage, so no written vote was taken. The S. 2869 legislation was signed into law by the President Bill Clinton on September 22, 2000. - Source: Wikipedia
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