Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the Do No Harm Act in the U.S. Senate today. The bill honors two core American values: religious freedom and equal protection of the law. And it couldn’t be more important right now.

“The Do No Harm Act will ensure that we honor two core American values: religious freedom and the promise of equal protection under the law,” said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United.

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer (R) on May 18 signed into law Senate Bill 284, which gives taxpayer-funded adoption and foster-care agencies a green light to use religion to justify discrimination against prospective parents.