H.R. 5365: Sons and Daughters of America Act
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H.R. 5365: Sons and Daughters of America Act
111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-20 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Sons and Daughters of America Act
Plain summary
Sons and Daughters of America Act - Limits the remedies of an injured party in a civil action for deprivation of rights to injunctive and declaratory relief where the deprivation is a deprivation of the right to freedom of speech secured by the Constitution and is under the authority of a statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage which prohibits or restricts picketing, protesting, or demonstrating at, or in proximity to, a funeral or any other ceremony, procession, or memorial service held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead. Prohibits the award of attorney's fees to a prevailing party in any action that is brought against the United States or any federal agency or official acting in his or her official capacity and that alleges such an injury.
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Official text
Sons and Daughters of America Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5365.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5365 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111