United States · Bill · S
S. 3696 (109th)
Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006
Introduced
20 July 2006
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-756.
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Summary
Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit remedies to injunctive relief and declaratory relief in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of rights where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including a violation resulting from: (1) a veterans' memorial, a public building, or the official seal of a state or local government containing religious words or imagery; or (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by a state or local government and the Boy Scouts using state or local government buildings. Denies attorneys' fees in such a civil action, including such an action against the federal government.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 July 2006
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 July 2006
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 July 2006
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/3696
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/3696