GOP Senators To Re-Introduce Anti-Gay 'Religious Freedom' Bill Next Year

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Source: Talking Points Memo

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published DECEMBER 12, 2016, 1:44 PM EDT

The Republican sponsors of a so-called "religious freedom" bill plan on re-introducing the legislation next year in the hopes that Donald Trump's election will boost chances for the bill to be signed into law, Buzzfeed News reported.

The bill, the First Amendment Defense Act, would ban the federal government from revoking tax exemptions from or denying grants to individuals or corporations with religious or "moral" beliefs opposing same-sex marriage.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the legislation last year, and a counterpart measure was filed in the House, but neither bill made it to a full vote in either the House or Senate.

"Hopefully November’s results will give us the momentum we need to get this done next year," Conn Carroll, a spokesman for Lee, told Buzzfeed.

Cruz also told Buzzfeed News that Trump's election gives him hope that the bill could gain support in 2017.

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