Pledge Protection Act of 2002
Latest action · Jul 18, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 8, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2002 to Sep 13, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Nick Smith | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Randy (Duke) Cunningham | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Tom DeLay | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Brian D. Kerns | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| R-NC | Charles H. Taylor | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| R-AL | Bob Riley | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-IL | David D. Phelps | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| R-PA | George W. Gekas | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jul 24, 2002 | |
| R-TN | Ed Bryant | Jul 24, 2002 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Jul 24, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Jul 26, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jul 26, 2002 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| D-MS | Ronnie Shows | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Sep 10, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Sep 13, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2002 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jul 18, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jul 8, 2002Introduced in House
- Jul 8, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pledge Protection Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Allegiance
- Appellate courts
- Church and state
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Constitutional law
- District courts
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Flags
- Government Operations and Politics
- Jurisdiction
- Law
- Oaths
- Religion
- Religion in the public schools
- Religious liberty
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
