3.0.0 2323 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z Senate S S 2004-04-20 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-04-20T21:19:46Z Constitution Restoration Act of 2004 108 2082 S 2004-02-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2004-04-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-04-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. N M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2004-04-20 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2004-04-20 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2004-04-20 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2004-04-20 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2004-04-20 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2004-04-20 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2004-05-06 False Law Church and state Constitutional law District courts Extraterritoriality Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Impeachments International Affairs International agencies Judicial ethics Jurisdiction Local employees Religion State courts State employees Supreme Court Supreme Court justices Law 00 2004-04-20 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-28T20:55:41Z Constitution Restoration Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal district courts from exercising jurisdiction over any matter in which relief is sought against an entity of Federal, State, or local government or an officer or agent of such government by reason of that entity's, officer's, or agent's acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.

Prohibits a court of the United States from relying upon any law, policy, or other action of a foreign state or international organization in interpreting and applying the Constitution, other than the constitutional law and English common law.

Provides that any Federal court decision relating to an issue removed from Federal jurisdiction by this Act is not binding precedent on State courts.

Provides that any Supreme Court justice or Federal court judge who exceeds the jurisdictional limitations of this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offense for which the justice or judge may be removed, and to have violated the standard of good behavior required of Article III judges by the Constitution.

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