109th Congress > House > Vote 1053

Date: July 19, 2006

Result: 260-167 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 385

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: AKIN, W. Todd (R-MO)

Bill number: HR2389

Question: On Passage

Description: Pledge Protection Act

Bill summary: Pledge Protection Act of 2005 (sic) - 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.

Bill titles: 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.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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