HR 3288
105th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Administrative responsibility
Church and state
Civil rights enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Injunctions
Law
Legal fees
Local employees
Local officials
Religion
Religious liberty
State employees
State officials
Public Expression of Religion Act of 1998
Introduced: February 26, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Feb 26, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Public Expression of Religion Act of 1998 - Amends Federal law regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights to: (1) limit the remedies with respect to a claim under such law to injunctive relief where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion; and (2) prohibit the award of attorney's fees with respect to such a claim.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Committees of jurisdiction
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