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HR 3258 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 obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.

Introduced: September 15, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Oct 6, 1987
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 5, 1987
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 1987
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Oct 2, 1987
Placed on Union Calendar No: 210.
Oct 2, 1987
Reported to House by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-337.
Sep 29, 1987
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 29, 1987
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 23, 1987
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Sep 23, 1987
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 16, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Sep 15, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Sep 15, 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 November 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 15, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3258: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3258/
MLA
"H.R. 3258: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3258/.
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H.R. 3258, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3258/.
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[H.R. 3258: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3258/)
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