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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993 to restore the compelling-interest standard by statute after *Smith*.
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A statute cannot change the Constitution's meaning, but it can require the government to meet a higher bar.
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Protection can come from a statute rather than a clause, and a statute can be repealed.