# 116-hr-7875: Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act

116-hr-7875, Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7875
- Congress: 116
- Title: Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act This bill requires states and local governments to enforce orders limiting public gatherings under emergency declarations equally. Specifically, the bill (1) prohibits states and units of local government that issue orders that limit gatherings to a certain number of people pursuant to a national emergency or similar state emergency declaration from discriminating in the enforcement of such order, in the case of persons who are exercising a right protected under the First Amendment; and (2) authorizes a private right of action in U.S. district court by a person who is harmed by a violation of this provision.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7875 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7875)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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