3.0.0 425 2024-07-24T15:24:04Z 2024-07-24T15:24:04Z House H HR 2023-01-20 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:H.R. 425.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H252]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-01-20T17:05:10Z 2023-01-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 N G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2023-01-20 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2023-01-20 True W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2023-01-20 True R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2023-07-17 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability 2023-06-02T18:30:23Z First Amendment rights 2023-06-02T18:30:23Z Government liability 2023-06-02T18:30:23Z Legal fees and court costs 2023-06-02T18:30:23Z Religion 2023-06-02T18:30:23Z State and local government operations 2023-06-02T18:30:23Z Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2023-02-07T23:45:31Z 00 2023-01-20 Introduced in House 2023-05-26T12:06:13Z

History and Tradition Protection Act of 2023

This bill limits the types of relief that may be awarded in civil suits that involve violations of the Constitution's Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from establishing a religion.

Current law provides a statutory civil cause of action against state and local government actors for violations of constitutional rights, also known as Section 1983 lawsuits. The bill limits relief for Section 1983 lawsuits that involve violations of the Establishment Clause to injunctive and declaratory relief (i.e., nonmonetary relief) and prohibits the award of attorneys' fees in these cases, including those that involve monuments, public buildings, official seals, and government proceedings. The bill applies the same restrictions to similar lawsuits against federal agencies.

]]> History and Tradition Protection Act of 2023 Display Title 45 History and Tradition Protection Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:24:04Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 History and Tradition Protection Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:42:57Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2024-03-18T20:12:54Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr425ih/xml/BILLS-118hr425ih.xml 2023-01-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.