United States · Bill · S
S. 1046 (109th)
Pledge Protection Act of 2005
Introduced
17 May 2005
Last action
17 May 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Pledge Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any Federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. Makes this limitation inapplicable to: (1) any court established by Congress under its power to make needful rules and regulations respecting the territory of the United States; or (2) the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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Timeline
17 May 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 May 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1046
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1046
- us · 109-s-1046 · source updated 10 August 2026