HR 5306
106th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Boy Scouts
Civil rights enforcement
Discrimination
Discrimination in employment
Discrimination in public facilities
Employee selection
Families
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Gays
Government Operations and Politics
Government property
Governmental investigations
Labor and Employment
Religion
Religion in the workplace
Religious liberty
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers
Scouts Honor Act
Introduced: September 26, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sep 26, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 26, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Scouts Honor Act - Prohibits the use of Federal funds: (1) to discriminate against, investigate, or deny or withdraw access to public property for, the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of beliefs promoted by that organization or that organization's constitutionally protected expression of beliefs or exercise of associational rights; or (2) to compel the Boy Scouts of America to employ, enroll, or accept as a member or volunteer an individual whose sexual orientation, sexual behavior, religious beliefs, or absence of religious beliefs is determined by the Boy Scouts of America to be inconsistent with the organization's policies, programs, morals, or mission.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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