3.0.0 2023 2019-11-15T21:34:22Z 2019-11-15T21:34:22Z House H HR 2011-05-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:H.R. 2023.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9 and Article 1, Section 8,Clause 18[Page H3757]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-11T13:29:47Z Referred to 2011-05-26T14:05:05Z 2011-07-11 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2011-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 N L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2011-05-26 True F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2011-05-26 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2011-05-26 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2011-05-26 True T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2011-05-26 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2011-05-26 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2011-05-26 True S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2011-05-26 True G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2011-05-26 True B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2011-05-26 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2011-06-01 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2011-06-16 False F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2011-07-27 False N000186 Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] Alan Nunnelee R MS 1 2011-07-27 False Law Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Government buildings, facilities, and property Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Government liability Legal fees and court costs Military facilities and property Monuments and memorials National symbols Religion Law 00 2011-05-26 Introduced in House 2011-07-12T14:08:15Z Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011 - 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 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011 Display Title Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011 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 2011-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2023ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2023ih.xml 2011-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 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.