Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Block Federal Funding for Governments Engaged in Religious Discrimination

Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Block Federal Funding for Governments Engaged in Religious Discrimination

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today introduced the Safeguarding Americans from Coronavirus and Religious Exercise Discrimination (SACRED) Act, legislation that would block federal funding for COVID relief to state and local governments that discriminate against religious individuals or institutions, violating their First Amendment rights. Upon introducing the SACRED Act, Sen. Cruz said: “Throughout this pandemic we’ve seen numerous examples of state and local governments instituting discriminatory regulations that unfairly target people of faith […]