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HCONRES 253 109th Congress House

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…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that reciting the pledge of allegiance by students attending public schools contributes to the moral foundation of our Nat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 See on congress.gov
Law AllegianceChurch and stateCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesConstitutional law
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EducationElementary and secondary educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsOathsReligionReligion in the public schoolsReligious libertySupreme Court
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This resolution expired with the 109th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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
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 Latest action October 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 27, 2005
Fortuno, Luis
· Sep 27, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 27, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 27, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 253: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-253/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 253: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-253/.
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H. Con. Res. 253, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-253/.
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[H. Con. Res. 253: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-253/)
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