HRES 397 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

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 4, 2009 Originated House Sponsor J. Randy Forbes R-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 4, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  1. IntroducedMay 4, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 82

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2009 to Sep 28, 2010, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-OHJim JordanOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalMay 4, 2009
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalMay 4, 2009
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalMay 4, 2009
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalMay 4, 2009
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  1. May 4, 2009Introduced in House
  2. May 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.

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