Overview
- The bill would amend the Civil Rights Act to classify implementing Sharia rules in public accommodations as religious discrimination and to block municipalities or employers from coercing adherence.
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville is a co-sponsor, aligning with the Sharia‑Free America Caucus led by Reps. Chip Roy and Keith Self.
- The legislative push follows a House subcommittee hearing where witnesses Stephen Gelé, Robert Spencer, Krista Schild, and Ilya Somin testified, Democrats challenged the premise, and a GOP member asked for concrete instances of forced imposition.
- Reason reported that a separate draft titled the Preserving a Sharia‑Free America Act would authorize deportation of non‑citizens deemed adherents to Sharia, which Somin testified would be unconstitutional.
- Republicans continue to cite the EPIC City plan in North Texas as a focal example, though the DOJ closed a related probe last summer without charges and Texas has enacted a state ban on so‑called Sharia compounds.