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Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week"…

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Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.

Introduced: December 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Dec 18, 2007
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Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) affirms the rich spiritual and diverse religious history of our nation's founding and subsequent history, including up to today; (2) recognizes that the religious foundations of faith on which America was built are critical underpinnings of our nation's most valuable institutions; (3) rejects any effort to remove, obscure, or omit such history from public buildings and educational resources; and (4) expresses support for designation of a "American Religious History Week" every year.

What's happening now December 18, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 1 Republican 16
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 17, 2008
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 22, 2008
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 6, 2008
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 19, 2008
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Feb 19, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 12, 2008
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 12, 2008
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 12, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 12, 2008
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 23, 2008
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 23, 2008
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 23, 2008
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 19, 2007
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 19, 2007
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Dec 18, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 18, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 888: Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-888/
MLA
"H. Res. 888: Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-888/.
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H. Res. 888, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-888/.
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[H. Res. 888: Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-888/)
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