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[H.R. 2028 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 424
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2028

                          [Report No. 108-691]

To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction 
of Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court over certain cases and 
           controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2003

Mr. Akin (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cantor, 
Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barrett of 
  South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
 Bass, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
   Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Ms. 
 Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Ginny 
Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burns, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of 
Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
 Crane, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
 Mr. DeMint, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
  of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
 Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Franks of 
 Arizona, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
 Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
 Graves, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
   Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
 Istook, Mr. Janklow, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones 
 of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. King of 
Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kline, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, 
 Mr. McInnis, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, 
 Mrs. Northup, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Ose, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pearce, 
  Mr. Pence, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
Platts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
     Reynolds, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
   Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of 
    Kansas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
   Sherwood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of New 
  Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
 Stearns, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North 
Carolina, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
 Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, 
  Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of 
Florida, and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 21, 2004

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
Costello, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Coble, Mr. Everett, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Thornberry, 
 Mr. Simmons, Mr. Carter, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pickering, 
 Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
Wicker, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Crenshaw, 
    Mr. Isakson, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Johnson of 
  Connecticut, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Fletcher, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
Vitter, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Leach, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ballenger, 
 Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goss, Ms. Granger, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Walden of Oregon, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
 Bilirakis, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
King of New York, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogers 
of Alabama, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
 Nussle, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cannon, Mr. LoBiondo, 
Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hall, Mr. Neugebauer, 
                              and Ms. Hart

                           September 21, 2004

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction 
of Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court over certain cases and 
           controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Pledge Protection Act of 
2003''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. JURISDICTION LIMITATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 99 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1632. Jurisdiction limitation</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``No court established by Act of Congress shall have 
jurisdiction to hear or determine any claim that the recitation of the 
Pledge of Allegiance, as set forth in section 4 of title 4, violates 
the first article of amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``1632. Jurisdiction Limitation.''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pledge Protection Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction
    ``No court created by Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, 
and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or 
decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the 
validity under the Constitution of, the Pledge of Allegiance, as 
defined in section 4 of title 4, or its recitation.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1632. Limitation on jurisdiction.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 28, 
        United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal 
        courts over certain cases and controversies involving the 
        Pledge of Allegiance.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 424

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2028

                          [Report No. 108-691]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction 
of Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court over certain cases and 
           controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 21, 2004

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed