S 3696 · 109th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-756.(2006-08-02)
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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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Cosponsors (20)
1 Democrat19 Republicans