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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 2000bb–1"
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description: "Free exercise of religion protected"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "21B"
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chapter_name: "RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION"
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section: "2000bb–1"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 2000bb–1"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc42@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s2000bb–1"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb–1 - Free exercise of religion protected
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## Text
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(a) In general Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except as provided in subsection (b).
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(b) Exception Government may substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person—
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(1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and
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(2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
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(c) Judicial relief A person whose religious exercise has been burdened in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief against a government. Standing to assert a claim or defense under this section shall be governed by the general rules of standing under article III of the Constitution.
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(Pub. L. 103–141, § 3, Nov. 16, 1993, 107 Stat. 1488.)
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