United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 214 (109th)
Directing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for the display of the Ten Commandments in the chamber of the House of Representatives if the Supreme Court of the United States rules against religious freedom by holding that the display of the Ten Commandments in public places by State and local governments constitutes a violation of the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced
14 April 2005
Last action
14 April 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for the display of the Ten Commandments in the House chamber if the Supreme Court holds in specified pending cases that the display of the Ten Commandments in public places by State and local governments violates the First Amendment.
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Timeline
14 April 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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14 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 April 2005 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-resolution/214
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hres/214
- us · 109-hres-214 · source updated 7 April 2025