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Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011

Introduced: May 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the remedy, in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of civil rights, to injunctive and declaratory relief, and deny attorneys' fees, where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including violations relating to: (1) religious words or imagery in veterans' memorials, public buildings, or official seals of states or their subdivisions; and (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by states or their subdivisions and the Boy Scouts' using public buildings.

Imposes the same limits regarding such an action against the United States or any U.S. agency or official acting in his or her official capacity.

What's happening now July 11, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 27, 2011
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 1, 2011
BARTON, JOE
· May 26, 2011
Franks, Trent
· May 26, 2011
Garrett, Scott
· May 26, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· May 26, 2011
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 26, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2023: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2023/
MLA
"H.R. 2023: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2023/.
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H.R. 2023, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2023/.
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[H.R. 2023: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2023/)
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