HRES 250 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.

Introduced Jun 6, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Tim Walberg R-MI

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Latest action · Jul 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 6, 2013
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Recognizes school boards as deliberative public bodies that should be free to engage in prayer at the beginning of meetings consistent with the prayer practice upheld in Marsh v. Chambers.

Expresses support for the voluntary practice of prayer at the beginning of meetings of legislative bodies and other deliberative public bodies, including school board meetings.

Cosponsors 62

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2013 to Nov 19, 2013; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSAlan NunneleeOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 6, 2013
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-GAPaul C. BrounOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 6, 2013
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-WIReid J. RibbleOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-IASteve KingOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-FLSteve Southerland IIOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-GATom GravesOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalJun 6, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 6, 2013
D-NCMike McIntyreJun 13, 2013
R-TXPete OlsonJun 25, 2013
R-OKJames LankfordJun 26, 2013
R-VABob GoodlatteJul 8, 2013
R-ALRobert B. AderholtJul 10, 2013
R-OHJim JordanJul 16, 2013
R-NMStevan PearceJul 18, 2013
R-GADoug CollinsJul 30, 2013
R-TXBlake FarentholdAug 1, 2013
R-OKMarkwayne MullinAug 1, 2013
R-PAMike KellyAug 1, 2013
R-TXLouie GohmertAug 2, 2013
R-TXJeb HensarlingSep 26, 2013
R-CADoug LaMalfaNov 13, 2013
R-MNMichele BachmannNov 13, 2013
R-MIKerry L. BentivolioNov 14, 2013
R-TXK. Michael ConawayNov 15, 2013
R-NCRichard HudsonNov 15, 2013
R-GAJack KingstonNov 19, 2013

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2013
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2013
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Jul 15, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Jun 6, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jun 6, 2013Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 11A resolution expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.Related billJan 23, 2013

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2013Introduced in House

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