1. Short title This Act may be cited as the History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018 . 2. Limitations on certain lawsuits against State and local officials (a) Civil action for deprivation of rights Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (a) before the first sentence; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) 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 religion, including, but not limited to, a violation resulting from— (1) any monument, memorial, statue, or other figure containing religious words, imagery, or symbolism; (2) a public building containing religious words, imagery, or symbolism; (3) the presence of religious words, imagery, or symbolism in the official seals and flags of the several States and the political subdivision thereof