Bill Title
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
Committees
House Judiciary
Bill Summary
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.
Bill
Sponsor
Committee
House Judiciary
Date
Sept. 23, 2004
Question
On Passage
Vote Type
YEA-AND-NAY
Result
Passed
Description
Pledge Protection Act