This Statement Has Been Coordinated by OMB with the Appropriate Agencies
(House)
(Hyde (R) Illinois and 94 cosponsors)
The Administration strongly supports H.R. 3525. Religious freedom is one of the founding principles of our democracy, and it is imperative that attacks upon that freedom, including those based on race or ethnicity, do not go unpunished. This bill is a bipartisan effort to remove unduly restrictive statutory requirements in 18 U.S.C. §247 that currently inhibit the prosecution of any person who destroys or defaces religious property. The Administration unequivocally supports that effort.
William J. Clinton, Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 3525 - Church Arson Prevention Act Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/327529