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H.R. 699 · 110th Congress

Pledge Protection Act of 2007

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134 cosponsors · 5 D, 129 R
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57 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Pledge Protection Act of 2007 - 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 · Introduced in House · Jan 29, 2007

Pledge Protection Act of 2007 - 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: (1) any court established by Congress under its power to make needful rules and regulations respecting the territory of the United States; or (2) 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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Pledge Protection Act of 2007

Latest action (Mar 1, 2007): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 29, 2007

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.