<P> The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 , Pub . L. No. 103 - 141 , 107 Stat. 1488 ( November 16 , 1993 ) , codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb through 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb - 4 ( also known as RFRA ) , is a 1993 United States federal law that `` ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected . '' The bill was introduced by Congressman Chuck Schumer ( D - NY ) on March 11 , 1993 . A companion bill was introduced in the Senate by Ted Kennedy ( D - MA ) the same day . A unanimous U.S. House and a nearly unanimous U.S. Senate -- three senators voted against passage -- passed the bill , and President Bill Clinton signed it into law . </P>
<P> The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 , Pub . L. No. 103 - 141 , 107 Stat. 1488 ( November 16 , 1993 ) , codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb through 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb - 4 ( also known as RFRA ) , is a 1993 United States federal law that `` ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected . '' The bill was introduced by Congressman Chuck Schumer ( D - NY ) on March 11 , 1993 . A companion bill was introduced in the Senate by Ted Kennedy ( D - MA ) the same day . A unanimous U.S. House and a nearly unanimous U.S. Senate -- three senators voted against passage -- passed the bill , and President Bill Clinton signed it into law . </P>
in 1993 the congress passed the religious freedom restoration act which said
in 1993 the congress passed the religious freedom restoration act which said
`` ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected . ''
`` ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected . ''