HR 1273
107th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Administrative responsibility
Church and state
Civil actions and liability
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 2001
Introduced: March 28, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 28, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Public Expression of Religion Act of 2001 - Amends provisions regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights to specify that where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, the remedy shall be limited to injunctive relief. Prohibits the award of attorney's fees with respect to such claims.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2