Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006

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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Timeline

1. 20 July 2006

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 July 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 August 2006

   Committee

   Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-756.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 July 2006 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
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