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H.R. 1376 (97th)

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain damage to, and theft of property used for religious purposes, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

28 January 1981

Last action

19 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [D-NY-23]

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11 May 2023

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Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for whoever, with intent to interfere with any person freely exercising his religion, damages or destroys any cemetery, religious building, or any religious article contained in such building or steals any such religious article.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 February 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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