HR 1269 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

History and Tradition Protection Act of 2019

Introduced Feb 14, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Mike Johnson R-LA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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. IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

History and Tradition Protection Act of 2019

This bill limits the remedies available for certain civil actions involving the deprivation of rights under color of law. Specifically, remedies will be limited to injunctive and declaratory relief for claims where the deprivation of rights consists of violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion. Additionally, no attorney's 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 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-TXBill FloresOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-INJim BanksOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalFeb 14, 2019
I-MIPaul MitchellOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-TXRon WrightOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-IASteve KingOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-MITim WalbergApr 3, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJul 15, 2019

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2019
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Mar 25, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2019Referred 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 (``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. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2034.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2224History and Tradition Protection Act of 2021Reintroduced BillOct 19, 2021
HR 6213History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018Reintroduction ofAug 2, 2018

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 Title(s) as Introduced
History and Tradition Protection Act of 2019

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. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House

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