HR 2045 108th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Church and state Government Operations and Politics Government property Religion Religious liberty States' rights

Ten Commandments Defense Act of 2003

Introduced: May 9, 2003 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

May 9, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 9, 2003

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ten Commandments Defense Act of 2003 - Declares the following : (1) that the power to display the Ten Commandments on or within property owned or administered by the several States or their political subdivisions is among the powers reserved to the States respectively (under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution); (2) that the expression of religious faith by individual persons on or within property owned or administered by the several States or their political subdivisions is among the rights secured (under the First Amendment) against laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion made or enforced by the Federal Government; and (3) that the expression of religious faith by individual persons on or within property owned or administered by the several States or their political subdivisions is among the liberties of which no State shall deprive any person without due process of law made in pursuance of powers reserved to the States respectively.

What's happening now June 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Committees of jurisdiction 2