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of any nonprofit organization determined by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to have committed such an offense — which would place a powerful and unaccountable weapon in the hands of future administrations.

James Lankford (R-OK) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R MI), would prohibit universities receiving federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education from discriminating against religious student groups. 3. Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act The Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, intro duced by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), would repeal the congressional act giving a mining company the rights to Oak Flat, an area of land in Arizona that is sacred to the Apache tribe. 4. Right to Contraception Act The Right to Contraception Act, introduced by Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC), would effectively mandate all health care entities to provide contraceptives and all health insurance plans to cover contraceptives. It explicitly exempts itself from the Religious Free dom Restoration Act.

E. Other Bills

A number of other bills of note for religious liberty were introduced or reintroduced in Congress in 2023 but have not yet received a hearing or vote. 1. Lifting Local Communities Act The Lifting Local Communities Act, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), seeks to ensure that faith-based social-service providers can partici pate in government programs without sacrificing their religious commitments or identities.

2. Equal Campus Access Act The Equal Campus Access Act, introduced by Sen.