Much has changed in the 25 years since the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, was enacted.

It was the fall of 1993, when Democratic President Bill Clinton signed RFRA into law. Few questioned its necessity. RFRA was introduced in the House by then-Rep. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. In the words of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., RFRA “provide[d] for the re-establishment of fair standards to determine if government intervention is necessary.”