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HRES 288 109th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Hate crimes Islam Muslims Prejudice Religious liberty Violence

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning bigotry and religious intolerance, and recognizing that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect.

Introduced: May 19, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 20, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1045)
May 19, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 19, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns bigotry, violence, and intolerance against any religious group, including persons of Islamic faith.

Declares that the civil rights and liberties of all individuals should be protected.

Recognizes that the Quran should be treated with dignity and respect.

Calls upon local, state, and federal authorities to work to prevent bias-motivated crimes and acts against all individuals.

What's happening now June 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 12, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 12, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 288: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning bigotry and religious intolerance, and recognizing that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-288/
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"H. Res. 288: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning bigotry and religious intolerance, and recognizing that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-288/.
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H. Res. 288, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-288/.
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