Bill to create 100-feet buffer zones around places of worship introduced in U.S. Congress
A bipartisan bill called the SACRED Act has been introduced in Congress to establish 100-feet buffer zones around places of worship and make harassment or intimidation in those areas a federal crime. The legislation aims to protect individuals' right to religious worship without obstruction. It was introduced by Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi and Republican Congressman Max Miller. The bill would criminalize threats, blocking access, or approaching within eight feet for harassment near religious sites.
- ▪The SACRED Act proposes a 100-feet buffer zone around all places of worship to prevent harassment and intimidation.
- ▪It makes it a federal crime to obstruct, threaten, or intentionally intimidate individuals exercising their right to religious worship within the buffer zone.
- ▪Actions such as blocking someone's path or approaching within eight feet for harassment would be prohibited under the bill.
- ▪The legislation was introduced by Congressman Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York, and Congressman Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio.
- ▪The bill applies to all places of worship, including temples, gurdwaras, churches, mosques, and synagogues.
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A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the U.S. Congress to create a 100-feet buffer zone around places of worship, including temples and gurdwaras, and treat any harassment or intimidation within such areas a federal crime.Congressman Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York, and Congressman Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio, have introduced the Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption (SACRED) Act.The bill seeks to make it a federal crime to intentionally intimidate, obstruct, or harass people exercising their right to religious worship within 100 feet of a place of worship, whether by threatening them, blocking their path, or approaching them within eight feet for the purpose of harassment or intimidation.
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