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119th Congress · S. 5289 · Introduced

Right to Worship Act

Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Pipeline

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · [R-TX] · C001098
    Rep-TX current · 3 terms · @SenTedCruz · 6 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Ted Cruz
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Current term (3 total)

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2025-01-03
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2031-01-03
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (17)

  • Africa and Global Health Policy (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Aviation, Space, and Innovation (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 7
  • Border Security and Immigration (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 6
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 9
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 7
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1 · site
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 9
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 15
  • Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 4

Social media

District offices (6)

  • 300 E 8th, Suite 961, Austin, TX, 78701 · 512-916-5834 · fax 512-916-5839 · 30.269401,-97.7390867
  • 3626 N. Hall St., Suite 410, Lee Park Tower II, Dallas, TX, 75219 · 214-599-8749 · fax 214-361-3518 · 32.8092691,-96.8059281
  • 1919 Smith St., Suite 9047, The Mickey Leland Federal Building, Houston, TX, 77002 · 713-718-3057 · fax 713-209-3459 · 29.758844,-95.3650242
  • 200 S. 10th St., Suite 1603, McAllen, TX, 78501 · 956-686-7339 · 26.2019273,-98.2313667
  • 9901 Ih-10w, Suite 950, San Antonio, TX, 78230 · 210-340-2885 · fax 210-349-6753 · 29.533858,-98.5619881
  • 305 S. Broadway, Suite 501, Tyler, TX, 75702 · 903-593-5130 · 32.3480097,-95.3009807

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
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Senate
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TX
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00
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2030
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null
first_file_date
2011-01-20
last_file_date
2025-10-27
last_f2_date
2025-10-27
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null

Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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2024
total_receipts
$107,113,865.62
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$105,485,117.06
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$1,786,707.20
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$0.00
coverage_start_date
2019-01-01
coverage_end_date
2024-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (4)

  • Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · [D-MI] · S001208 · Co-sponsored 2026-08-06 · original
    Dem-MI current · 4 terms · @RepSlotkin · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · [R-NC] · T000476 · Co-sponsored 2026-09-22
    Rep-NC current · 2 terms · @SenThomTillis · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · [R-SD] · T000250 · Co-sponsored 2026-09-28
    Rep-SD current · 7 terms · @SenJohnThune · 3 district offices
  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · [R-AR] · C001095 · Co-sponsored 2026-11-09
    Rep-AR current · 3 terms · @SenTomCotton · 4 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Judiciary Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-08-06T16:32:47ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-08-06IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2026-08-06IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-11-10T12:03:23Z
    Right to Worship Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-08-13T02:53:42Z
    Right to Worship Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-08-13T02:48:42Z
    A bill to protect the right to the free exercise of religion.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

none

Policy area

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summaries

none

Related bills

  • HR 10052 (119) Right to Worship Act
    Latest: 2026-08-06 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

none

Laws

none

Committee reports

none

Calendar number

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CBO cost estimates

none

Latest action

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2026-08-06
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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