HR 6213 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018

Introduced Jun 25, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Mike Johnson R-LA

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Latest action · Aug 2, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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. IntroducedJun 25, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018

This bill provides that, regarding a civil action for deprivation of rights under color of law, the remedies with respect to a claim shall be limited to injunctive and declaratory relief where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion. No fees shall be awarded in proceedings in vindication of civil rights with respect to such a claim concerning the actions of states and localities.

With regard to a claim brought against the United States or a federal official acting in his or her official capacity, the bill prohibits the award of reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys to the prevailing party.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2018 to Jul 12, 2018; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-INJim BanksOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalJun 25, 2018
I-MIPaul MitchellOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 25, 2018
R-IDRaul R. LabradorOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-KSRon EstesOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-IASteve KingOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-INTodd RokitaOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 25, 2018
R-TXBill FloresJul 10, 2018
R-FLBill PoseyJul 10, 2018
R-FLDaniel WebsterJul 10, 2018
R-FLMatt GaetzJul 10, 2018
R-VADave BratJul 12, 2018
R-FLFrancis RooneyJul 12, 2018
R-PAScott PerryJul 12, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 25, 2018
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Aug 2, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Jun 25, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Jun 25, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 (``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court.'') and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'').

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 106, June 25, 2018, page H5649.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1269History and Tradition Protection Act of 2019Reintroduced BillMar 25, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments.
Short Titles as Introduced
History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018

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.

  1. Jun 25, 2018Introduced in House

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