United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 253 (109th)
Expressing the sense of the Congress that reciting the pledge of allegiance by students attending public schools contributes to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold the pledge's constitutionality.
Introduced
27 September 2005
Last action
17 October 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rescom. Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Subjects
Rule of law, Education
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the national pledge of allegiance recited by public school students is constitutional under the First Amendment to the Constitution; and (2) the Supreme Court, accordingly, should uphold the constitutionality of such practices.
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Timeline
27 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 October 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 September 2005 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rescom. Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/253
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hconres/253
- us · 109-hconres-253 · source updated 2 January 2025