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HRES 473 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Law Constitution and constitutional amendmentsInternational law and treatiesJudicial review and appeals
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1248-1249)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial interpretations of the U.S. Constitution should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 21, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 21, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 21, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 473: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-473/
MLA
"H. Res. 473: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-473/.
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H. Res. 473, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-473/.
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[H. Res. 473: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-473/)
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