HR 3288 · 105th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Public Expression of Religion Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.(1998-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Expression of Religion Act of 1998 - Amends Federal law regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights to: (1) limit the remedies with respect to a claim under such law to injunctive relief where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion; and (2) prohibit the award of attorney's fees with respect to such a claim.…

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Cosponsors (14)

14 Republicans
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]KY
Rep. Coburn, Tom [R-OK-2]OK
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]AL
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1]OK
Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]AL
Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3]NM
Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5]OK