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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Introduced: September 8, 2008 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 8, 2008
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary and secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, in a clear and conspicuous location.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1417: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1417/
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"H. Res. 1417: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1417/.
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H. Res. 1417, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1417/.
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[H. Res. 1417: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1417/)
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