Washington (CNN) Sen. Mike Lee reintroduced a controversial bill Thursday that aims to protect religious freedom but which critics argue could lead to discrimination against the LGBTQ community. The Utah Republican unveiled a new version of the "First Amendment Defense Act," which was initially introduced in 2015 but not taken up by committee in the Republican-controlled Senate at the time. "What an individual or organization believes about the traditional definition of marriage is not -- and should never be -- a part of the government's decision-making process when distributing licenses, accreditations or grants," Lee said in a statement. Unlike the 2015 version, however, the bill would also protect those who support any federal legal definition of marriage between two people, including same-sex marriage. So, for example, a pro-same-sex marriage group would be protected against discriminatory efforts from an administration that opposes same-sex marriage.

Source: CNN March 09, 2018 12:11 UTC