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 5, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 5, 2011
- 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 the current day; (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. "
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2011 to Feb 16, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | May 5, 2011 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Oct 11, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Oct 11, 2011 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Oct 14, 2011 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Oct 14, 2011 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Oct 14, 2011 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert T. Schilling | Feb 16, 2012 |
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 5, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2011Introduced in House
- May 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 5, 2011Introduced in House
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