S. 3696 (109th): Veterans’ Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006

Introduced:
Jul 20, 2006 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
Sponsor:
Sen. Samuel “Sam” Brownback [R-KS]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
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This bill was re-introduced as S. 415 (110th) on Jan 29, 2007.

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 20, 2006, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jul 20, 2006
Referred to Committee Jul 20, 2006
Cosponsors
20 cosponsors (19R, 1D) (show)
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Senate Judiciary

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Full Title

A bill 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.

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Last updated Jul 20, 2006.
4 pages

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7/20/2006--Introduced.
Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit remedies to injunctive relief and declaratory relief in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of rights where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including a violation resulting from:
(1) a veterans' memorial, a public building, or the official seal of a state or local government containing religious words or imagery; or
(2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by a state or local government and the Boy Scouts using state or local government buildings.
Denies attorneys' fees in such a civil action, including such an action against the federal government.

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