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.
Latest action · May 4, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2009
- 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; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | May 11, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 11, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Jul 16, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 15, 2010 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Sep 22, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Sep 28, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 4, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Introduced in House
- May 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5276 | J. Randy Forbes R-VA | May 6, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Introduced in House
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