HJRES 39
108th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Allegiance
Church and state
Coins and coinage
Commemorations
Constitutional amendments
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Finance and Financial Sector
Flags
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Money
Oaths
Religion
Religion in the public schools
Religious liberty
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on United States coins and currency.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that a law that prescribes the Pledge of Allegiance or provides for U.S. coins or currency is not a law respecting an establishment of religion because it refers to God in the Pledge or includes a reference to God on coins or currency.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2