SRES 71 108th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the support for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Introduced: March 4, 2003 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

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Mar 4, 2003

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 39. (text: CR 3/5/2003 S3204; wrong version inadvertently printed on 3/4/2003 CR S3076)

Mar 4, 2003

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 39.(text: CR 3/5/2003 S3204; wrong version inadvertently printed on 3/4/2003 CR S3076)

Mar 4, 2003

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3074-3076; text of measure as introduced: CR S3101)

Mar 4, 2003

Submitted in the Senate and ordered held at desk.

Mar 4, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 249	Murkowski, Lisa	Making certain technical corrections.	Agreed to	Mar 4, 2003

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Latest action March 4, 2003

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Senate strongly disapproves of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Newdow v. U.S. Congress and the decision of the full court not to reconsider the case en banc.

Authorizes and instructs the Senate Legal Counsel either to seek to intervene in the case to defend the constitutionality of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, or if unable to intervene, to file an amicus curiae brief in support of such constitutionality.

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Cosponsors 5

South Carolina · Mar 4, 2003

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Mar 4, 2003

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