Pledge Protection Act of 2002

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Introduced

8 July 2002

Last action

18 July 2002 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26], Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Kerns, Brian D. [R-IN-7], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]

Subjects

Rule of law

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19 August 2025

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Summary

Pledge Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any court established by Act of Congress to hear or determine any claim that the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance violates the first amendment of the Constitution.

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Timeline

8 July 2002
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
8 July 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 July 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 July 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5064
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