Friend:

The Do No Harm Act took an important step forward this week when it was reintroduced in the Senate by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. (It had already been reintroduced in the House on Feb. 25.)

Passing the DNHA will end the continuing misuse of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to undermine nondiscrimination laws, evade child labor laws, deny access to health care and otherwise claim broad exemptions under the guise of religious freedom.

A lot has changed since RFRA became law in 1993. Back then, a broad coalition of religious, civil liberties and other groups from across the political spectrum came together to protect the free exercise of religion for everyone. RFRA was never intended to allow religion to be used to harm others. But religious extremists have upended the RFRA consensus, effectively turning it into a free pass to discriminate at will.

Passing the Do No Harm Act won’t be easy. But as the harm done in the name of religion becomes more immediate and personal to the American public, the time to rally behind it is now. I hope you will immediately reach out to all your representatives in Congress to demand swift action on this essential clarification of what true religious freedom means for all of us.

With hope and determination,