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Affirming the vital role that prayer has played throughout the more than 200-year history of our Nation, strengthening the fabric of our society, and recognizing May 1, 2014, as the 63rd annual…

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Affirming the vital role that prayer has played throughout the more than 200-year history of our Nation, strengthening the fabric of our society, and recognizing May 1, 2014, as the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer.

Introduced: April 28, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 8, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the 63rd annual observance of the National Day of Prayer.

Encourages people of the United States to pray together and reaffirm the importance of prayer in the nation's heritage.

Expresses support for the continued annual recognition of such Day.

What's happening now April 8, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 2 Republican 11
R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 20, 2014
Black, Diane
· May 1, 2014
BRADY, KEVIN
· May 1, 2014
Broun, Paul
· May 1, 2014
DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 1, 2014
Hultgren, Randy
· May 1, 2014
Miller, Jeff
· May 1, 2014
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · May 1, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 1, 2014
Bachmann, Michele
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 28, 2014
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 28, 2014
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Apr 28, 2014
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2014
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 28, 2014
Neugebauer, Randy
· Apr 28, 2014
SMITH, LAMAR
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2014
WOLF, FRANK
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 8, 2014
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 8, 2014
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 8, 2014
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Apr 8, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 8, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 547: Affirming the vital role that prayer has played throughout the more than 200-year history of our Nation, strengthening the fabric of our society, and recognizing May 1, 2014, as the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-547/
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"H. Res. 547: Affirming the vital role that prayer has played throughout the more than 200-year history of our Nation, strengthening the fabric of our society, and recognizing May 1, 2014, as the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-547/.
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H. Res. 547, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-547/.
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[H. Res. 547: Affirming the vital role that prayer has played throughout the more than 200-year history of our Nation, strengthening the fabric of our society, and recognizing May 1, 2014, as the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-547/)
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