About the bill
H.R. 1730 would clarify and strengthen the coverage of current laws against damaging religious property. Specifically, the bill amends the Church Arson Prevention Act to clarify that the conduct covered under this statute includes bomb threats to religious institutions, whether they be synagogues, mosques, churches, or religious community centers. This legislation also adds language to clarify that threats covered under subsection (a)(2) of the Act include threats to property, so long as the threat causes such intimidation to intentionally obstruct the individual’s ability to exercise their right to practice their religion. Further, the legislation increases the criminal penalty where the underlying act causes damage or destruction of property, but only where such damage is caused by fire or explosives. Finally, the bill clarifies that “real religious property” includes property that …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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50 Cosponsors (33 Democrats, 17 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Kustoff: Religious Intolerance Has No Place in America”
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Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN8]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 11, 2017
“ICYMI: Nadler Praises Bipartisan Bill to Protect Religiously Affiliated Institutions”
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY12]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 12, 2017
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - December 8, 2017”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Dec 11, 2017
History
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Mar 27, 2017
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Introduced
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Nov 2, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 11, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 11, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Sep 4, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Sep 7, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House
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Sep 28, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 1730 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1730. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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