United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2057 (106th)
Public Expression of Religion Act of 1999
Introduced
8 June 1999
Last action
17 June 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Sponsors
Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Public Expression of Religion Act of 1999 - Amends provisions regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights to specify that where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, the remedy shall be limited to injunctive relief. Prohibits the award of attorney's fees with respect to such claims.
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Timeline
8 June 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
8 June 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 June 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 June 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 June 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2057
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2057
- us · 106-hr-2057 · source updated 20 August 2025