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HRES 397 111th Congress House

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 "America's Spiritual Heritage…

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Official title: 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 "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 an "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" every year.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Republican 21
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2010
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 22, 2010
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 17, 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 8, 2009
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 23, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 4, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 21, 2009
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 21, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 21, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 21, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 21, 2009
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 13, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 7, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· May 6, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 6, 2009
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 4, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 4, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 4, 2009
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 4, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 4, 2009
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 4, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 4, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 397: 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 "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-397/
MLA
"H. Res. 397: 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 "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-397/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 397, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-397/.
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[H. Res. 397: 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 "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-397/)
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