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Daines, Senate Colleagues Introduce Religious Freedom Day Resolution

January 29, 2021

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a Senate resolution designating January 16th as Religious Freedom Day. This resolution commemorates the 235th Anniversary of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a landmark achievement that laid the foundations for the First Amendment. “Religious freedom is fundamental to our nation. Our right to worship freely without fear of government interference sets us apart from the rest of the world and allows all Americans to practice their faith,” Daines said. “This bedrock freedom has shaped our nation for centuries and we must always fight to protect this foundational ideal.” Daines will introduce the resolution with Senators James Lankford (Okla.), James Inhofe (Okla.), Roy Blunt (Mo.), Josh

Daines, Forbes Highlight Resolution to Celebrate Religious Freedom Day

January 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Representative Randy Forbes (R-VA) today highlighted their resolution to celebrate and reaffirm the role of religious freedom as a fundamental human and Constitutional right.  The resolution recognizes the 230th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and commemorates January 16, 2016 as Religious Freedom Day by an act of Congress. The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom was authored by Thomas Jefferson and served as the model for the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.  “America sets the standard across the globe for upholding the fundamental human right to

Daines’ Bill to Protect Consumers from Backlash Over Online Reviews Unanimously Passes Senate

December 14, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today applauded the unanimous Senate passage of his legislation to protect consumers who want to write honest online reviews of companies, without fear of financial repercussions from the businesses being reviewed.  Daines’ bill, S. 2044 – the Consumer Review Freedom Act, would prohibit the use of non-disparagement clauses referred to as “gag clauses,” which are often found in little-read online user agreements.  “The Senate took an important step forward in protecting the First Amendment rights of Americans who want to provide honest feedback about the products and services they purchase,” Daines stated. “We should encourage competition and

Daines Leads 27 Senators in Urging State Department to Halt Misguided ITAR Changes

August 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today led a group of 27 Senators in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Anthony Dearth in response to proposed changes to definitions in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which has the potential to limit Americans’ freedom of speech and negatively impact Americans’ Second Amendment freedoms. On June 3rd, the State Department proposed changes to modify several definitions in ITAR that would empower the federal government to regulate public use of any content that contains information about defense articles, which includes every common hunting and