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.
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14 April 2005
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 April 2005
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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