ACLU:

Protection of Religious Liberty

Sep 26, 2006

House Roll call 480

Congress 109 Session 2

Passed: 244-173

Vote:

Roll call 480

Votes For:

244

Votes Against:

173

Not Voting:

On September 26, 2006, the House of Representatives passed "The Public Expression of Religion Act" (PERA), by a vote of 244 to 173. The ACLU opposed this legislation because it would bar the recovery of attorneys' fees to citizens who win lawsuits asserting their fundamental constitutional and
civil rights in cases brought under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The elimination of
attorneys' fees would create a system where only those that could afford expensive lawyers would be
able to access the courts when the government has acted unconstitutionally. Additionally, the ability to
recover attorneys' fees in civil rights and constitutional cases, including Establishment Clause cases, is
necessary to help protect the religious freedom of all Americans and to keep religion government-free.

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Name	Party	State	Vote
Abercrombie, Neil	Democrat	HI	(Nay)
Ackerman, Gary	Democrat	NY	(Nay)
Aderholt, Robert	Republican	AL	(Yea)
Akin, Todd	Republican	MO	(Yea)
Alexander, Rodney	Republican	LA	(Yea)
Allen, Thomas	Democrat	ME	(Nay)
Andrews, Robert	Democrat	NJ	(Nay)
Baca, Joe	Democrat	CA	(Nay)
Bachus, Spencer	Republican	AL	(Yea)
Baird, Brian	Democrat	WA	(Nay)

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=	Voted right way, in support of the organization-endorsed position
=	Voted wrong way, in opposition to the organization-endorsed position
=	Vote not counted
=	Ineligible to vote

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