HR 4172 · 98th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Religious Speech Protection Act

Introduced 1983-10-20· Sponsored by Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.(1983-11-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Religious Speech Protection Act - Prohibits federally funded public secondary schools which allow students to meet during noninstructional periods from discriminating against any meeting of students on the basis of religious content.…

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Cosponsors (11)

8 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8]WA
Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13]TX
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8]VA
Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26]TX
Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]TX
Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17]TX
Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3]WV
Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]TX
Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]CA