United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3126 (108th)
To provide that no court or judge shall dismiss any part of the Constitution or Bill of Rights as a legal defense in court.
Introduced
17 September 2003
Last action
28 June 2004 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Sponsors
Stevan Pearce, Rob Bishop, Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Tom Cole, Pete Sessions, Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2]
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law
Source updated
16 January 2025
Summary
Prohibits any court or judge from dismissing any part of the Constitution or Bill of Rights as a legal defense in court.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
17 September 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 2004
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 September 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 September 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 September 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 September 2003
Sponsors
- Stevan Pearce · R · Sponsor
- Rob Bishop · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Tom Cole · R · Cosponsor
- Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3126
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3126
- us · 108-hr-3126 · source updated 16 January 2025