US HR397 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 77-6)
Status: Introduced on May 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) affirms the rich spiritual and diverse religious history of our nation's founding and subsequent history, including up to today; (2) recognizes that the religious foundations of faith on which America was built are critical underpinnings of our nation's most valuable institutions; (3) rejects any effort to remove, obscure, or omit such history from public buildings and educational resources; and (4) expresses support for designation of an "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" every year.

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Title

Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]Rep. Nathan Deal [R-GA]Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]
Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]Rep. Steve King [R-IA]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]
Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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