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HR 1376 97th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Church property Churches Crime prevention Criminal law Destruction of property Religion and Clergy Vandalism

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain damage to, and theft of property used for religious purposes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 1981 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Jan 28, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 28, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for whoever, with intent to interfere with any person freely exercising his religion, damages or destroys any cemetery, religious building, or any religious article contained in such building or steals any such religious article.

What's happening now February 19, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 966 Identical bill A bill to amend Chapter 13 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 19, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1376: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain damage to, and theft of property used for religious purposes, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1376/
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"H.R. 1376: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain damage to, and theft of property used for religious purposes, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1376/.
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H.R. 1376, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1376/.
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[H.R. 1376: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain damage to, and theft of property used for religious purposes, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1376/)
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