S 642 109th Congress Senate

Support our Scouts Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to support certain national youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Dec 19, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13976-13977)

Mar 16, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2854)

Mar 16, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2853-2854)

Mar 16, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action December 19, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13976-13977)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support our Scouts Act of 2005 - Prohibits any Federal law from being construed to limit any Federal agency from providing any form of support for a youth organization (including the Boy Scouts of America or any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America) that would result in that Federal agency providing less support to that youth organization (or any similar organization chartered under Federal law relating to the Boy Scouts of America) than was provided during each of the preceding four fiscal years.

Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit any State or unit of general local government that has a designated open forum, limited public forum, or nonpublic forum and that is a recipient of assistance under the Act from denying equal access or a fair opportunity to meet to, or discriminate against, any youth organization, including the Boy Scouts of America or any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, that wishes to conduct a meeting or otherwise participate in that designated open forum, limited public forum, or nonpublic forum.

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Judiciary Committee
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Cosponsors 12

Alaska · May 26, 2005

Kentucky · May 23, 2005

Thune, John

South Dakota · Apr 12, 2005

South Carolina · Mar 16, 2005

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