POSITIVE LGBTQ+ Rights 119th Congress

H.R.1954 Do No Harm Act

Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

RFRA (42 USC 2000bb) used to override civil rights protections; Hobby Lobby expanded exemptions enabling documented discrimination.

42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq. — Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020) — Title VII protects LGBTQ+ workers
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. 682 (2014) — expanded RFRA to for-profit corporations

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$90K combined quarterly activity

1 lobbying firm

1 client represented

2025-first_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Government Entities Lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

Who Hired the Lobbyists

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Do No Harm Act reintroduction — prevents RFRA from overriding civil rights protections. Broad religious exemptions from civil rights law enable documented discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals.