S. 82297th CongressSenate Bill

Religious Freedom Protection Act

Introduced in the SenateDead

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Religious Freedom Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for whoever, with intent to interfere with any group or person freely exercising his religion: (1) intimidates such group or individual; or (2) damages or destroys any cemetery, religious building, or any religious article contained in such a building, or steals any such religious article.

Introduced Mar 27, 1981
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Passed House
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Became Law

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Harrison Williams

Democrat

U.S. Senator · NJ

1 cosponsor — all Republican

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