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H.R. 1730: Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017

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H.R. 1730: Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-27 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 673 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1730 (2017-12-11), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and 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

Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017

Plain summary

Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify prohibitions with respect to intentionally defacing, damaging, or destroying religious real property. Specifically, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to also criminalize threats to deface, damage, or destroy religious real property. Additionally, it establishes a criminal penalty—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—for a violation that results in damage or destruction to religious property. Finally, the bill broadens the definition of "religious real property" to include real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization.

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Official text

Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · 50 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1730, Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 (2017-11-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Dina Titus (D-NV), J. French Hill (R-AR), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr1730 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115