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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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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

Rule of law

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

  1. 14 April 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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