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HR 1249 100th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Church property Civil Rights and Liberties Crime prevention Destruction of property Religion and Clergy Religious liberty

A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for injury to persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.

Introduced: February 25, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1987
See H.R.3258.
Mar 3, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Feb 25, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 25, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for damaging or destroying any religious real property or interfering with any person's free exercise of religious beliefs.

What's happening now October 5, 1987

See H.R.3258.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3258 Related bill A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious proper…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 25, 1987
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 25, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1249: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for injury to persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1249/
MLA
"H.R. 1249: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for injury to persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1249/.
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H.R. 1249, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1249/.
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[H.R. 1249: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for injury to persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1249/)
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