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The First Amendment Defense Act (S. 1598, H.R. 2802) would prohibit the federal government from discriminating against an individual due to their religious or moral belief that two people of the same sex should not be permitted to marry or that same-sex marriage should not be recognized. A discriminatory action would include changes in tax treatment or reduction of federal grants or benefits. In his press release on the introduction of the bill, cosponsor Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) explained that the bill would prohibit the IRS from revoking tax exemption from churches that refuse to officiate same-sex weddings. The bill has was introduced in both chambers with 36 Republican cosponsors for the Senate version and one Democratic and 129 Republican cosponsors for the House version.