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HRES 275 111th Congress House

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…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: March 23, 2009 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 275: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-275/
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"H. Res. 275: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-275/.
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H. Res. 275, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-275/.
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[H. Res. 275: 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/111-HRES-275/)
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