In Congress, I will staunchly defend against any attempts to limit our religious freedoms, ensuring that the government does not interfere with our right to worship as we choose.
Defend religious freedom against any attempt to limit it and prevent government interference with worship.
Occurrences
vows to protect our freedom of religion at all costs
Evidence
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Congress.gov lists Harshbarger as a cosponsor of H.Res.220, a resolution calling out Nigeria's systematic religious-freedom violations.
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Harshbarger introduced H.R.1313; the bill's exceptions include a religious liturgy or ceremony at military installations or facilities.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 10052 as the Right to Worship Act, with the full title 'To protect the right to the free exercise of religion.' The listed action is introduction by Brad Knott with Thomas Suozzi, Michael Lawler, and Josh Gottheimer, followed by referral to the House Judiciary Committee.
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The official homepage's latest items are a September 3, 2026 nuclear advisory committee release, a September 2, 2026 Dolly Parton resolution release, and recent votes from September 1-3, 2026 on unrelated measures including H.R. 4795, H.R. 1501, H.J.Res. 1, H.Res. 1498, and H.R. 9436.
Assessments
Harshbarger took same-term actions related to religious freedom, including cosponsoring H.Res.220 on religious-freedom violations in Nigeria and introducing H.R.1313 with a worship-related exception for military facilities. But the evidence does not show enactment or an executive/legislative outcome that actually prevented government interference with worship or broadly defended religious freedom as promised. The directly relevant Right to Worship Act was only introduced and referred, and Harshbarger was not listed as a sponsor or cosponsor. This supports credit for effort, not fulfillment.
Harshbarger took same-term legislative actions related to religious freedom and worship, including cosponsoring H.Res.220 and introducing H.R.1313 with a worship-related exception. But the cited measures did not pass or produce a binding federal outcome preventing government interference with worship or limiting threats to religious freedom. This supports credit for a serious effort, not fulfillment of the promised outcome.