Safeguarding Our Religious Liberties Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safeguarding Our Religious Liberties Act - Amends the federal judicial code to divest federal courts of jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, the Ten Commandments, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Motto.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2005 to Sep 12, 2006, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Dec 16, 2005 |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Original | Dec 16, 2005 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Dec 16, 2005 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Dec 16, 2005 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Dec 16, 2005 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Sep 12, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
- Dec 16, 2005Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2005Introduced in House
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