HRES 420 108th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Armed Forces and National Security Army Department of Defense Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Islam Muslims Officer personnel Religion Religious liberty

Unequivocally condemning the damaging rhetoric of Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, United States Army, which has promoted hateful stereotypes of the religion of Islam.

Introduced: October 28, 2003 See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (House)

Dec 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Oct 28, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 28, 2003

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) unequivocally condemns the damaging rhetoric of Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, United States Army, which has promoted hateful stereotypes of the religion of Islam; and (2) reaffirms the remarks made by President George W. Bush on October 24, 2003, that "Islam is a peaceful religion, and people who practice the Islamic faith have made great contributions to our Nation and the world."

What's happening now December 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Antitrust (Full Committee Task Force) Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jan 28, 2004

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jan 28, 2004

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jan 28, 2004

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Nov 5, 2003

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 420: Unequivocally condemning the damaging rhetoric of Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, United States Army, which has promoted hateful stereotypes of the religion of Islam.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-420/

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"H. Res. 420: Unequivocally condemning the damaging rhetoric of Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, United States Army, which has promoted hateful stereotypes of the religion of Islam.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-420/.

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H. Res. 420, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-420/.

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