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HJRES 26 108th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Allegiance Church and state Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Constitutional amendments Constitutional law Education Elementary and secondary education Flags Law Oaths Religion Religion in the public schools Religious liberty

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the Pledge of Allegiance.

Introduced: February 27, 2003 Introduced by: Lucas, Frank D. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E328)
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that it is not an establishment of religion for teachers in a public school to recite, or to lead willing students in the recitation of, the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
What's happening now March 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 26: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the Pledge of Allegiance.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-26/
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"H.J. Res. 26: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the Pledge of Allegiance.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-26/.
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H.J. Res. 26, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-26/.
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