HCONRES 253
109th Congress
House
Law
Allegiance
Church and state
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitutional law
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Oaths
Religion
Religion in the public schools
Religious liberty
Supreme Court
Expressing the sense of the Congress that reciting the pledge of allegiance by students attending public schools contributes to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold the pledge's constitutionality.
Introduced: September 27, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 27, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the national pledge of allegiance recited by public school students is constitutional under the First Amendment to the Constitution; and (2) the Supreme Court, accordingly, should uphold the constitutionality of such practices.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2