Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1730
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2017-03-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property

First Amendment rights

Hate crimes

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Combating Anti-Semitism 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>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2017 Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Kennedy , and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 Combating Anti-Semitism 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 property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, a fine in accordance with this title and 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: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1730 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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 2017 . 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 paragraph (3), by striking 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 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 and 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 House of Representatives December 11, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 2017 . 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 paragraph (3), by striking 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 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 and 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 House of Representatives December 11, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 338 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1730 [Report No. 115–456] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2017 Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Kennedy , and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary December 11, 2017 Additional sponsors: Mr. Cohen , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Payne , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Fleischmann , Mrs. Black , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Byrne , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Ms. Titus , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Hill , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Veasey , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Meng , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. King of New York , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Tenney , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Dent , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and Ms. Kaptur December 11, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 27, 2017 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)(2), by inserting after threat of force, the following: including by threat of force against religious real property, ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking 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 property results from the acts committed, by means of fire or explosives, in violation of this section, a fine in accordance with this title and 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 .

December 11, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed