H.R. 2028 · 108th Congress
Pledge of Allegiance Protection bill
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226 cosponsors · 12 D, 214 R
156 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced May 8, 2003
- House Passed Sep 23, 2004 247–173
Pledge Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any Federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Sep 23, 2004
Pledge Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any Federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. Makes this limitation inapplicable to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Pledge Protection Act of 2004
Also known as: Pledge Protection Act of 2003
Latest action (Sep 27, 2004): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: May 8, 2003
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- House Introduced May 8, 2003
- House Passed Sep 23, 2004 247–173
Final vote · House · Sep 23, 2004
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: J. Dennis Hastert