S. 3696: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-20 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-756.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-756. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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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 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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Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · 20 cosponsors

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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Thune (R-SD)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s3696.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s3696 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109