A bill to amend Chapter 13 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for whomever, with intent to interfere with any person freely exercising his religion, damages or destroys any cemetery, religious building, or any religious article contained in such building, or steals any such religious article.

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Timeline

1. 9 April 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 April 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 April 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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