The Sharia-Free America Caucus has proposed new legislation to ensure Sharia law is not a consideration in American courts.
U.S. Rep. Keith Self (R–McKinney) announced the Preserving Our Constitution Act today. The bill is designed to ensure that federal courts cannot recognize any parallel foreign or religious legal system that is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution.
The act is based on the American Law for American Courts framework, already enacted in multiple states, including Texas. ALAC required the Texas Supreme Court to adopt rules banning the application of foreign law in the state.
“These state laws were adopted to ensure fundamental liberties cannot be undermined through the application of parallel legal systems that conflict with the Constitution. Now it is time the federal government takes the same stance,” Self’s press release read.
The Preserving Our Constitution Act would prohibit federal courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign or religious legal systems and contracts governed by such systems.
The act also calls for the reinforcement of fundamental liberties and identification of practices that violate constitutional principles, “including forced or underage marriage, polygamy, female genital mutilation, restrictions on speech, religion, or religious conversion, discriminatory treatment based on sex, religion, ethnicity, or caste, and cruel or unusual punishments prohibited under the Eighth Amendment.”
Lastly, the bill would require federal courts to ensure constitutional protections in international litigation by preventing them from dismissing cases in favor of a foreign legal system unless that system provides due process and equal protection.
“Any legal or political doctrine that places itself above the Constitution threatens the stability and unity of the nation, and that’s exactly what Sharia Law does. The rule of law requires a single standard that applies to everyone. The Constitution provides that standard. Allowing any competing legal system would erode the authority of the courts, weaken the protection of individual rights, and fracture our country,” said Self.
The bill is being cosponsored by lawmakers from Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and North Carolina.
The Sharia-Free America Caucus was launched in December 2025 by Self and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R–Austin). It is currently among the fastest-growing caucuses in the nation, touting 68 members from 25 states. The caucus is devoted to protecting individual rights and liberties from foreign legal systems, such as Sharia law.
“Sharia is a direct threat to our Constitution and Western values and seeks to replace our legal system and erode our basic freedoms. Our immigration system must be prepared to confront this challenge and defend our Judeo-Christian values,” said Roy.
