WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWO): Congressional Democrats, including one from Indianapolis, want to keep Indiana‘s discussion of a religious freedom law alive, as in under the guise of potential discrimination. Four Democrats in Congress say they will sponsor a resolution “expressing the sense of Congress that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people should be protected from discrimination under the law,” according to a news release emailed to reporters.

The LGBT community is not a protected class under federal anti-discrimination law, nor are they protected in many states – including Indiana. It is one reason the fight over Indiana‘s Religious Freedom Restoration Act was so heated, so the law was proposed soon after same-sex marriage became legal in the state.

Rep. Andre Carson (D, Indianapolis) will introduce the resolution sometime this week according to the release. Carson, who is Muslim and has been accused by some conservatives of associating with members of his faith who hold radical views, is a member of Congress‘s LGBT Equality Caucus. After RFRA was signed into law by Governor Pence, Carson called on the legislature to repeal the law. “The best thing that Members can do right now is to focus on the need for nondiscrimination protections at the federal level that protect all LGBT people,”

Carson said in a message to other members of Congress on April 1. The legislature later passed and the governor signed an addendum to RFRA saying the law could not be used as a defense against discrimination claims. The “fix” to the law was criticized by religious conservative groups who had pressed for RFRA‘s passage.