Prohibit financial coercion based on a person's religious beliefs or refusal to participate in another person's religion.

Keith Self · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.61 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 87%

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Evidence

GovInfo lists H.R. 8353, the Freedom Against Imposed Theology Harms Act, as introduced by Rep. Keith Self in the 119th Congress and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 16, 2026. The record shows the bill version as Introduced in House, with no enacted-law status shown.

Official bill record confirms Self introduced legislation matching the commitment, but the last listed action is committee referral, so the promised prohibition is not yet enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8353 (IH) - Freedom Against Imposed Theology Harms Act - GovInfo Content Details
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Rep. Self's office announced that he introduced the FAITH Act, describing it as a nationwide prohibition on fees, fines, penalties, or other financial coercion tied to a person's religious beliefs or refusal to participate in another faith's practices, with RICO predicate treatment for violations.

Self took concrete legislative action closely aligned with the claim, but the announcement describes a bill introduction rather than final passage or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Keith Self Introduces the FAITH Act to Prevent Sharia Tax on Non-Muslims
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unresolved same_term A for effort

Self introduced H.R. 8353, the FAITH Act, in the 119th Congress to establish the promised prohibition, and it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee on April 16, 2026. That is a concrete same-term legislative effort closely matching the promise, but the available official status remains introduced/referred, with no passage or enacted-law implementation. Because the candidate is still in office and the bill has not failed, the promise is pending rather than delivered or never fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%