HR 5064 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Pledge Protection Act of 2002

Introduced Jul 8, 2002 Originated House Sponsor W. Todd Akin R-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 18, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 8, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pledge Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any court established by Act of Congress to hear or determine any claim that the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance violates the first amendment of the Constitution.

Cosponsors 66

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2002 to Sep 13, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-COBob SchafferJul 11, 2002
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloJul 11, 2002
R-AZJ. D. HayworthJul 11, 2002
R-AZJeff FlakeJul 11, 2002
R-SCJim DeMintJul 11, 2002
R-SCJoe WilsonJul 11, 2002
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggJul 11, 2002
R-OKJohn SullivanJul 11, 2002
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleJul 11, 2002
R-PAJoseph R. PittsJul 11, 2002
R-MINick SmithJul 11, 2002
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiJul 11, 2002
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyJul 11, 2002
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamJul 11, 2002
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJul 11, 2002
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Jul 8, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Jul 8, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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