HR 3609 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Public Expression of Religion Act of 2003

Introduced Nov 21, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John N. Hostettler R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 10, 2003 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.

IntroducedNov 21, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Public Expression of Religion Act of 2003 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States with respect to a civil action against State or local officials for deprivation of rights where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion. Limits the remedy for such a claim to injunctive relief.

Denies the awarding of attorneys fees in such an action.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 21, 2003 to Jul 15, 2004, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	Original	Nov 21, 2003
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Nov 21, 2003
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Original	Nov 21, 2003
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Nov 21, 2003
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Nov 21, 2003
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo	Original	Nov 21, 2003
R-IL	Philip M. Crane		May 11, 2004
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Jun 23, 2004
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett		Jul 15, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House
Nov 21, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

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