United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3609 (108th)
Public Expression of Religion Act of 2003
Introduced
21 November 2003
Last action
10 December 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Public Expression of Religion Act of 2003 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States with respect to a civil action against State or local officials for deprivation of rights where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion. Limits the remedy for such a claim to injunctive relief. Denies the awarding of attorneys fees in such an action.
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Timeline
21 November 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 November 2003 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3609
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3609
- us · 108-hr-3609 · source updated 18 August 2025