HR8239-119

In Committee

SACRED Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 9, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, SACRED Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Education, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0D55D8805E2C4FACB1E2EEC5DE91938B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption Act or the SACRED Act.
  • Section HE66B0CBAC6494B858843D02DDDCE5FCA: 2. Freedom of access to places of religious worship Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 251.Freedom of...
  • Section HDE07543E9A7540508FFF574ED73F345C: 251. Freedom of access to places of religious worship Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce— engages in any course of conduct within 100 feet...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, SACRED Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Education, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, SACRED Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Education Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: , ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 9, 2026

Mr. Suozzi (for himself and Mr. Miller of Ohio) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Education Trade
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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