US Congress House Bill 1300 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-08-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the remedy, in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of civil rights, to injunctive and declaratory relief, and deny attorneys' fees, where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including violations relating to: (1) religious words or imagery in veterans' memorials, public buildings, or official seals of states or their subdivisions; and (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by states or their subdivisions and the Boy Scouts' using public buildings. Imposes the same limits regarding such an action against the United States or any U.S. agency or official acting in his or her official capacity.

Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2009

Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-08-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2009-03-04		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1300/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1300/BILLS-111hr1300ih.pdf