,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjah,mr4 
,johnson of ,louisiana 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,austin
 ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4
 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4
 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mrs4          
,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,king of
 ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4     
,harris1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4         
,mitchell1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,babin1 
,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,allen1 
,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice of     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,nebraska1 ,mr4
 ,estes of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4   
,jones1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,barton1    
,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,banks of ,indiana1
 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4   
,rothfus1 and ,mr4 ,rouzer7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,revised ,statutes
 of the ,united ,states to prevent the  
use of the legal system in a manner that

 extorts money from ,state and local    
governments1 and the ,federal           
,government1 and inhibits such          
governments' constitutional actions     
under the first1 tenth1 and fourteenth  
amendments4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,history and       
,tradition ,protection ,act of #bjah4   
#b4 ,limitations on certain lawsuits    
against ,state and local officials  7a7 
,civil action for deprivation of rights 
,section #aigi of the ,revised ,statutes
 of the ,united ,states 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aihc7 is amended--  7#a7 by inserting  
7a7 before the first sentence2 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7b7 ,the remedies with respect to a     
claim under this section are limited to 
injunctive and declaratory relief where 
the deprivation consists of a violation 
of a prohibition in the ,constitution   
against the establishment of religion1  
including1 but not limited to1 a        
violation resulting from--  7#a7 any    
monument1 memorial1 statue1 or other    

figure containing religious words1      
imagery1 or symbolism2  7#b7 a public   
building containing religious words1    
imagery1 or symbolism2  7#c7 the        
presence of religious words1 imagery1 or
 symbolism in the official seals and    
flags of the several ,states and the    
political subdivision thereof2 or  7#d7 
religious expression in the context of  
the proceedings of any deliberative body
 or division of any ,state or           
deliberative body or division of the    
several ,states4  4  7b7 ,attorney's    
fees ,section #gbb7;b7 of the ,revised  
,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aihh7;b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3        
,however1 no fees shall be awarded under
 this subsection with respect to a claim
 described in subsection 7b7 of section 
nineteen hundred and seventy nine44  #c4
 ,limitations on certain lawsuits       
against the ,united ,states and ,federal
 officials  7a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 a court shall not award reasonable 
fees and expenses of attorneys to the   
prevailing party on a claim of injury   
consisting of the violation of a        
prohibition in the ,constitution against
 the establishment of religion brought  
against the ,united ,states or any      
agency or any official of the ,united   
,states acting in his or her official   
capacity in any court having            
jurisdiction over such claim1 and the   
remedies with respect to such a claim   
shall be limited to injunctive and      
declaratory relief4  7b7 ,definition ,as
 used in this section1 the term a claim 
of injury consisting of the violation of
 a prohibition in the ,constitution     
against the establishment of religion   
includes1 but is not limited to1 a claim
 of injury resulting from--  7#a7 any   
monument1 memorial1 statue1 or other    
figure containing religious words1      
imagery1 or symbolism2  7#b7 a ,federal 
building containing religious words1    
imagery1 or symbolism2  7#c7 the        

presence of religious words1 imagery1 or
 symbolism in the official seal of the  
,united ,states and in its currency and 
official ,pledge2 or  7#d7 religious    
expression in the context of the        
proceedings of any deliberative body or 
division of the ,legislative or         
,executive branches of the ,united      
,states4  #d4 ,effective date ,this ,act
 and the amendments made by this ,act   
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act and apply to any case     
that--  7#a7 is pending on such date of 
enactment2 or  7#b7 is commenced on or  
after such date of enactment4