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H.R. 2679: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006

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H.R. 2679: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2005-05-26 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-05-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 480 (2006): On Passage, HR2679 (2006-09-26), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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

Plain 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 the remedy, in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of civil rights, to injunctive and declaratory relief and deny attorneys' fees where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including violations relating to: (1) religious words or imagery in veterans' memorials, public buildings, or official seals of states or their subdivisions; and (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by states or their subdivisions and the Boy Scouts' using public buildings. Imposes the same limits regarding such an action against the United States or any U.S. agency or official acting in his or her official capacity.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · 66 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2679, Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 (2006-09-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2679, Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 (2006-09-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA) and 6 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr2679 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109