3.0.0 725 2021-04-20T13:24:00Z 2021-04-20T13:24:00Z House H HR 2007-01-30 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-01T15:42:44Z Referred to 2007-01-30T15:32:30Z Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2007 110 415 S 2007-01-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2007-03-01 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2007-01-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 N H000981 Rep. 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Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2007-01-30 True D000429 Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] JOHN DOOLITTLE R CA T. 4 2007-01-30 True G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2007-01-30 True G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2007-01-30 True M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2007-01-30 True H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2007-01-30 True H001029 Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] ROBIN HAYES R NC 8 2007-01-30 True D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2007-01-30 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2007-01-30 True M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2007-01-30 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2007-01-30 True C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] John Campbell R CA 48 2007-01-30 True R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2007-01-30 True F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] Luis Fortuno R PR G. 0 2007-01-30 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-01-30 True A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2007-01-30 True H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2007-01-30 True B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2007-01-30 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2007-01-30 True B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2007-01-30 True J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2007-01-30 True C000962 Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] BARBARA CUBIN R WY 0 2007-01-30 True S001167 Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Bill Sali R ID 1 2007-01-30 True R000574 Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] Rick Renzi R AZ 1 2007-01-30 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2007-01-30 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2007-01-30 True K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2007-01-30 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2007-01-30 True T000260 Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] TODD TIAHRT R KS 4 2007-01-31 False M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2007-02-06 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2007-02-08 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2007-02-08 False J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2007-02-13 False B001239 Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] J. Barrett R SC Gresham 3 2007-02-28 False F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2007-02-28 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7] Timothy Walberg R MI 7 2007-03-01 False W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2007-03-07 False S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2007-03-07 False R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2007-03-09 False F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2007-04-16 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2007-05-02 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2007-05-03 False B000072 Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] RICHARD BAKER R LA H. 6 2007-06-27 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2007-07-10 False B001235 Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] HENRY BROWN R SC E. 1 2007-07-10 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2007-07-16 False P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2007-09-05 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2007-09-14 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2007-09-14 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2007-10-16 False S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2007-10-23 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2008-03-04 False F000453 Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] Mary Fallin R OK 5 2008-07-22 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Armed Forces and National Security Boy Scouts Civil rights enforcement Commemorations Damages Emblems Families Federal incorporation Federal office buildings Government Operations and Politics Government liability Injunctions Judicial opinions Law Legal fees Military bases Monuments and memorials Religion Religious liberty Signs and symbols Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2007-01-30 Introduced in House 2007-03-12T21:16:04Z Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2007 - 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 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2007 Display Title Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments. Introduced in House 2007-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr725ih/xml/BILLS-110hr725ih.xml 2007-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.