United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2045 (108th)
Ten Commandments Defense Act of 2003
Introduced
9 May 2003
Last action
25 June 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17]
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Ten Commandments Defense Act of 2003 - Declares the following : (1) that the power to display the Ten Commandments on or within property owned or administered by the several States or their political subdivisions is among the powers reserved to the States respectively (under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution); (2) that the expression of religious faith by individual persons on or within property owned or administered by the several States or their political subdivisions is among the rights secured (under the First Amendment) against laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion made or enforced by the Federal Government; and (3) that the expression of religious faith by individual persons on or within property owned or administered by the several States or their political subdivisions is among the liberties of which no State shall deprive any person without due process of law made in pursuance of powers reserved to the States respectively.
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Timeline
9 May 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 May 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2045
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2045
- us · 108-hr-2045 · source updated 18 August 2025