S 1046
109th Congress
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Pledge Protection Act of 2005
Introduced: May 17, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 17, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Pledge Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any Federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. Makes this limitation inapplicable to: (1) any court established by Congress under its power to make needful rules and regulations respecting the territory of the United States; or (2) the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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