Bill to create 100-feet buffer zones around places of worship introduced in U.S. Congress

A bipartisan measure has been introduced successful the U.S. Congress to make a 100-feet buffer portion astir places of worship, including temples and gurdwaras, and dainty immoderate harassment oregon intimidation wrong specified areas a national crime.

Congressman Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York, and Congressman Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio, person introduced the Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption (SACRED) Act.

The measure seeks to marque it a national transgression to intentionally intimidate, obstruct, oregon harass radical exercising their close to spiritual worship wrong 100 feet of a spot of worship, whether by threatening them, blocking their path, oregon approaching them wrong 8 feet for the intent of harassment oregon intimidation.