2005-05-26 H.R. 2679: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 2005-05-26 H.R. 2679: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 Injunctions Civil rights Law State and local government Government employees Actions and defenses Religious liberty Religion Legal fees Civil liberties Liability (Law) Church and state Civil rights enforcement Local employees State employees Local officials State officials vote H.R. 2679: To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2005-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 2005-07-01 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 2006-06-22 Subcommittee on the Constitution Discharged. 2006-07-21 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 2006-07-26 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 2006-09-07 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 2006-09-07 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-657. 2006-09-14T17:39:00-04:00 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390. 2006-09-14T17:41:00-04:00 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1038 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2679 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 2006-09-25T20:35:00-04:00 Rule H. Res. 1038 passed House. 2006-09-26T12:37:00-04:00 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1038. 2006-09-26T14:32:00-04:00 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2679 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 2006-09-26T14:32:00-04:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2679. 2006-09-26T14:36:00-04:00 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 2006-09-26T15:35:00-04:00 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on H.R. 2679, the Chair put the question on adoption of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (TX) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until later in the legislative day. 2006-09-26T15:35:00-04:00 Considered as unfinished business. 2006-09-26T18:00:00-04:00 pass On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 244 - 173 (Roll no. 480). 2006-09-26T18:10:00-04:00 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 2006-09-26T18:10:00-04:00 Received in the Senate. 2006-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2006-11-13 H.Res. 1038: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2679) to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees. (109th Congress) H.Res. 1038: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2679) to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees. S. 3696: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 (109th Congress) S. 3696: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 109 H.R. 2679: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 (109th Congress) 2679 h To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments. HouseBill LegislativeAction VoteAction OfficialTitle