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 "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.

12/18/2007--Introduced.
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 a "American Religious History Week" every year.


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Sponsor

• Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
• and 93 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
  • Rep. W. Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
  • Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
  • Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Rep. K. Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
  • Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
  • David Davis
  • Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
  • John Doolittle
  • Thelma Drake
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Tom Feeney
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Virgil Goode
  • Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
  • Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
  • Robin Hayes
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Kenny Hulshof
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
  • Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
  • Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • John Kuhl
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5]
  • Ron Lewis
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Marilyn Musgrave
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Steven Pearce
  • Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
  • Charles Pickering
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
  • Bill Sali
  • Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
  • Timothy Walberg
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • David Weldon
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. C. W. Young [R, FL-10]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Oversight and Government Reform

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January 02, 2009 midway politics: meet your government: randy forbes

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