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HR 1721 105th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Arson Church property Churches Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Damages Discrimination in insurance Emergency Management Fines (Penalties) Fire insurance Fires Injunctions Insurance companies Insurance premiums Law Minorities Racial discrimination

Church Insurance Protection Act

Introduced: May 22, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.
May 22, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
May 22, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
May 22, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1026-1027)
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Church Insurance Protection Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any arson attacks against churches should be condemned; and (2) houses of worship and their congregations should be held harmless for any acts of arson and insurance companies should be prohibited from taking punitive measures against them because of such acts.

Prohibits an insurer from canceling, declining to renew, or requiring a higher premium or contribution for fire insurance for a religious property based on: (1) the race, color, religion, or national origin of property users; (2) the status of the property as religious property; (3) any previous arson against the property; or (4) any perceived arson threat. Places authority and responsibility for investigating violations of, and enforcing, this Act in the Attorney General. Authorizes the Attorney General to begin a civil action. Authorizes preventive relief and mandates civil monetary damages.

What's happening now June 2, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 22, 1997
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 22, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 22, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 22, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1721: Church Insurance Protection Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1721/
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"H.R. 1721: Church Insurance Protection Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1721/.
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H.R. 1721, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1721/.
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