News from June 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, June 17, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “Health Care Inequality: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Health Care System."
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination, stipulates that individuals are free to profess and practice their religion, and does not designate a state religion. Registration is required for religious groups to have legal status. There was debate among religious organizations and lawmakers over...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the right to worship according to one’s own beliefs but states citizens must accept restrictions established by law to protect the rights of others and, as noted in the constitution, to satisfy “just demands based upon considerations of morality, religious...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - With the easing of public health and safety restrictions enacted by State of New Mexico health officials, the Bureau of Land Management today announced that El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA) is increasing recreational access and services. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion. Religious groups with memberships equal to or greater than 2 percent of the population are required to register with the government.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, which includes freedom of thought and religion, subject to the interests of defense, public safety, order, morality, and health, and to the protection of other persons’ rights and freedoms. The law prohibits religious discrimination and allows all...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Finance Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for the free practice of religious beliefs and self-governance by religious groups without government interference. By law, all faith-based organizations must register with the government to acquire legal status as an association. The government continued a campaign to combat...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington-Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Representative Gerald E.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion and requires all provisions of the law to be consistent with Islam. The constitution states, “Subject to law, public order, and morality, every citizen shall have the right to profess, practice, and propagate his religion." It also states, “A person...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution specifies Islam is the state religion and defines the national identity as being based on a single religion - Sunni Islam - but proclaims equality of rights and obligations for all, regardless of religious belief. The constitution also specifies that the principles and rules to regulate...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion or traditional belief. The preamble to the constitution refers to traditional Christian values, but there is no state religion. On penalty of a fine, the law requires religious groups to register; however,...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Senate Finance Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for taking...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and fellow Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican members urged House Appropriators to provide funding for improved broadband mapping, which is vital for deploying broadband and bridging the digital divide.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution states freedom of religion is a fundamental right; individuals may practice freely the religion of their choice or practice no religion at all. The law prohibits discrimination based on religion. The practice of Obeah, an Afro-Caribbean belief system with some similarities to Voodoo...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination, stipulates that individuals are free to profess and practice their religion, and does not designate a state religion. Registration is required for religious groups to have legal status. There was debate among religious organizations and lawmakers over...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution establishes a secular state and provides for freedom of religious thought, expression, and practice. All religious groups must register with the government. On Feb. 15, President Patrice Talon led a meeting to reconcile dissenting factions in the leadership of the Islamic Union of Benin.
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution states the country is a secular state, and both it and other laws provide for the right of individuals to choose and change their religion and to practice the religion of their choice. Religious-based attacks, targeted killings, and kidnappings continued in the Sahel Region and spread...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: The constitution and other laws prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of religion and worship. The law requires faith-based organizations (FBOs) to obtain legal status before beginning operations. It also calls for legal representatives of FBOs and preachers with supervisory responsibilities...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: Historical and modern constitutional documents provide for freedom of religious belief and affiliation and prohibit religious discrimination. The law bans public incitement to hostile acts against religious groups and classifies registered religious groups into one of three categories: religious societies ...
