{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=1e3f965f-0aec-45f2-827b-ccdec0af9815", "Lee Introduces Act to Protect Religious Liberty", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Mike Lee", "L000577", "www.lee.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Senator Mike Lee and eleven original cosponsors introduced legislation to protect religious organizations from discrimination by the federal government for supporting traditional marriage.\u00a0 The \u201cMarriage and Religious Freedom Act\u201d bars the government from denying any person or group tax-exempt status for exercising their religious conscience rights. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Vitter, Rubio, Roberts, Hatch, Coburn, Blunt, Inhofe, Wicker, Risch, Cochran and Graham.\r\n\u201cThis bill protects the rights of individuals and organizations from religious discrimination by the federal government,\u201d said Senator Lee. \u201cThose who believe in the traditional definition of marriage deserve respect and tolerance.\u00a0 It is critical that we clarify the law to ensure that their fundamental civil liberties are not at risk.\u201d\r\nA companion bill, HR 3133, was introduced in the House by Rep. Raul Labrador and has 92 cosponsors.\r\nThe \u201cMarriage and Religious Freedom Act\u201d has been endorsed by the United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops, Family Research Council, National Organization For Marriage, Heritage Action, Concerned Women For America, The Ethics And Religious Liberty Commission Of The Southern Baptist Convention, and Liberty Counsel Action.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=1e3f965f-0aec-45f2-827b-ccdec0af9815"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9309179149568081, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}