HR 4170 · 100th Congress · Commemorations

A bill to amend Public Law 82-324 to provide for the annual proclamation of the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer.

Introduced 1988-03-16· Sponsored by Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.(1988-03-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal law to direct the President to annually proclaim the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer. (Current law directs the President to set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday, for such purpose.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

8 Democrats12 Republicans
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]CA
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13]TX
Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19]IL
Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4]KY
Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4]FL
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]TX
Rep. Grant, Bill [D-FL-2]FL
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Konnyu, Ernest L. [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42]CA
Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]PA
Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]TX
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]NY