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S 1558 108th Congress Senate

Religious Liberties Restoration Act

Official title: A bill to restore religious freedoms.

Introduced: August 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 1, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10910-10911)
Aug 1, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 1, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10910-10911)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Religious Liberties Restoration Act - States that the following powers are reserved to the States or their political subdivisions on property owned or administered by them: (1) to display the Ten Commandments; (2) to recite the Pledge of Allegiance as: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all "; and (3) to recite the national motto as "In God we trust".

States that such powers are excepted from the jurisdiction of Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court.

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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 26, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1558: Religious Liberties Restoration Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1558/
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"S. 1558: Religious Liberties Restoration Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1558/.
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S. 1558, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1558/.
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