HR 4996 · 98th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Religious Speech Protection Act

Introduced 1984-03-01· 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
5
Enacted
Latest: For Further Action See H.R.5345.(1984-04-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Religious Speech Protection Act - Prohibits federally funded public secondary schools which allow non-school-sponsored groups of students to meet from discriminating against any meeting of students on the basis of religious content if: (1) the meeting is voluntary and student initiated; (2) there is no government sponsorship; and (3) no unlawful activity is permitted.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8]WA
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
Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13]TX
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11]TX
Rep. Gramm, Phil [D-TX-6]TX
Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41]CA
Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1]WV
Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7]TX
Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4]FL
Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]TX
Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-22]IL