Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2007

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.

1/30/2007--Introduced.
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.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
• and 66 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
  • Rep. Richard Baker [R, LA-6]
  • Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
  • Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Davis [R, VA-1]
  • Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. E. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
  • Rep. Robin Hayes [R, NC-8]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Bobby Jindal [R, LA-1]
  • Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
  • Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1]
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Charles Norwood [R, GA-10]
  • Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]
  • Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
  • Rep. Charles Pickering [R, MS-3]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19]
  • Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3]
  • Rep. Rick Renzi [R, AZ-1]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
  • Rep. Bill Sali [R, ID-1]
  • Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4]
  • Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
  • Rep. Roger Wicker [R, MS-1]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 1 more
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.725

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 30, 2007

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• Mar 01, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
• Jan 30, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Jan 30, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.415

Related Issue Areas:

• Civil liberties
• Armed forces
• Boy Scouts
• Children
• 22 more
• Civil rights
• Civil rights enforcement
• Commemorations
• Communications
• Damages
• Defense policy
• Emblems
• Federal incorporation
• Federal office buildings
• Government liability
• Injunctions
• Judicial opinions
• Law
• Legal fees
• Military bases
• Monuments and memorials
• Politics and government
• Public buildings
• Religion
• Religious liberty
• Signs and symbols
• State and local government

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