United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4364 (109th)
Public Prayer Protection Act of 2005
Introduced
17 November 2005
Last action
6 February 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Public Prayer Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny the Supreme Court and district courts jurisdiction to review any matter related to the alleged establishment of religion involving the expression of public prayer by any federal, state, or local government entity or a government officer or agent acting in an official capacity.
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Timeline
17 November 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
17 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 November 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4364
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4364
- us · 109-hr-4364 · source updated 15 August 2025