Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-994
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-05-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property

First Amendment rights

Hate crimes

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Became Public Law No: 115-249.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify prohibitions with respect to intentionally defacing, damaging, or destroying religious real property.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to also criminalize threats to deface, damage, or destroy religious real property.</p> <p>Additionally, it establishes a criminal penalty&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both&#8212;for a violation that results in damage or destruction to religious property.</p> <p>Finally, the bill broadens the definition of &quot;religious real property&quot; to include real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization. </p>

action_date: 2018-09-28
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify an existing prohibition on intentionally obstructing, by force or threat of force, a person in the free exercise of religious beliefs.</p> <p>The bill specifies that, with respect to the prohibition, a threat of force includes a threat of force against religious real property.</p> <p>Additionally, it establishes a criminal penalty&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to three years, or both&#8212;for a violation that results in damage or destruction to religious real property in an amount that exceeds $5,000.</p> <p>Finally, the bill broadens the definition of &quot;religious real property&quot; to include real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 994 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2017 Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 . 2. Protection of community centers with religious affiliation Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after or attempts the following: or threatens ; (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after or attempts the following: or threatens ; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking the and at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) if damage to or destruction of religious real property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, a fine in accordance with this title or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both; and ; and (4) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 394 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 994 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2017 Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Graham , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary April 26, 2018 Reported by Mr. Grassley , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 . 2. Protection of community centers with religious affiliation Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after or attempts the following: or threatens ; (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after or attempts the following: or threatens ; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking the and at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) if damage to or destruction of religious real property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, a fine in accordance with this title or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both; and ; and (4) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018 . 2. Protection of community centers with religious affiliation Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after threat of force, the following: including by threat of force against religious real property, ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or (c) after subsection (a) ; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) if damage to or destruction of property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, which damage to or destruction of such property is in an amount that exceeds $5,000, a fine in accordance with this title, imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both; and ; and (3) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization .

April 26, 2018 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen S. 994 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018 . 2. Protection of community centers with religious affiliation Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after threat of force, the following: including by threat of force against religious real property, ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or (c) after subsection (a) ; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) if damage to or destruction of property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, which damage to or destruction of such property is in an amount that exceeds $5,000, a fine in accordance with this title, imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both; and ; and (3) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 994 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018 . 2. Protection of community centers with religious affiliation Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after threat of force, the following: including by threat of force against religious real property, ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or (c) after subsection (a) ; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) if damage to or destruction of property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, which damage to or destruction of such property is in an amount that exceeds $5,000, a fine in accordance with this title, imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both; and ; and (3) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization .

Passed the Senate September 4, 2018. Secretary