United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1822 (97th)
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to make it a Federal crime to vandalize a house of worship or any religious articles therein.
Introduced
6 February 1981
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
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11 May 2023
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 a religious house of worship, any religious object contained in such house, a cemetery, or religious school.
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1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1822
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/1822