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HCONRES 50 108th Congress House Congress Bible Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Church and state Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Ethics Government Operations and Politics Religion Religious liberty Signs and symbols

To require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate chambers.

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 13, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Requires the Ten Commandments to be prominently posted for display in the chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What's happening now February 13, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 8, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 50: To require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate chambers.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-50/
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"H. Con. Res. 50: To require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate chambers.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-50/.
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H. Con. Res. 50, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-50/.
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[H. Con. Res. 50: To require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate chambers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-50/)
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