Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

Long title	An Act to protect religious liberty, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	RLUIPA
Nicknames	Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000
Enacted by	the 106th United States Congress
Effective	September 22, 2000
Citations
Public law	106-274
Statutes at Large	114 Stat. 803
Codification
Titles amended	42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. ch. 21C § 2000cc et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 2869 by Orrin Hatch (R–UT) on July 13, 2000 Passed the Senate on July 27, 2000 (Passed unanimous consent) Passed the House on July 27, 2000 (Passed without objection) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 22, 2000
United States Supreme Court cases
Cutter v. Wilkinson, 544 U.S. 709 (2005) Sossamon v. Texas, 563 U.S. 277 (2011) Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. 352 (2015) Ramirez v. Collier, No. 21-5592, 595 U.S. ___ (2022)

The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Pub. L. 106–274 (text) (PDF), codified as 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc et seq., is a United States federal law that protects individuals, houses of worship, and other religious institutions from discrimination in zoning and landmarking laws.^[1] RLUIPA was enacted by the United States Congress in 2000 to correct the problems of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. The act was passed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate by unanimous consent in voice votes, meaning that no objection was raised to its passage, so no written vote was taken. The S. 2869 legislation was enacted into law by the 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton on September 22, 2000.^[2]