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SRES 243 109th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing Support for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Introduced: September 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2005
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10147-10148; text as passed Senate: CR S10148; text of measure as introduced: CR S10131)
Sep 15, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10147-10148; text as passed Senate: CR S10148; text of measure as introduced: CR S10131)
Sep 15, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10105)
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10147-10148; text as passed Senate: CR S10148; text of measure as introduced: CR S10131)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the Senate's disapproval of the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Newdow, et al. v. U.S. Congress, et al. (holding that the policy of daily teacher-led recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance by public school students violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution).

Authorizes and instructs the Senate Legal Counsel to continue to cooperate fully with the Attorney General in such case to vigorously defend the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 453 Related bill Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to a court decision relating to the Pledge of Allegia…
  • SRES 244 Related bill A resolution expressing support for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 15, 2005
DeMint, James
· Sep 15, 2005
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 15, 2005
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 15, 2005
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 243: A resolution expressing Support for the Pledge of Allegiance.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-243/
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