[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4576 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4576

To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction 
 of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the 
  Ten Commandments, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Motto.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2005

 Mr. Pickering (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis 
 of Virginia, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Weldon of Florida) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction 
 of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the 
  Ten Commandments, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Motto.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Our Religious Liberties 
Act''.

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--
            ``(1) the Ten Commandments, or its recitation, display, 
        acknowledgement, or use;
            ``(2) the Pledge of Allegiance, as defined in section 4 of 
        title 4, or its recitation, display, acknowledgement, or use; 
        and
            ``(3) the National Motto, as defined in section 302 of 
        title 36, or its recitation, display, acknowledgement, or 
        use.''
    (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.''.
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