HR 235 · 108th Congress · Taxation

Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act

Introduced 2003-01-08· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6537-6538)(2004-07-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to state that churches and other houses of worship shall not lose such designation because of the content, preparation, or presentation of any homily, sermon, teaching, dialectic, or other presentation made during religious services or gatherings. States that such provision shall not affect campaign finance laws under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans
Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22]TX
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]NC
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]IN
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. DeMint, Jim [R-SC-4]SC
Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1]MN
Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6]MN
Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15]FL
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]PA
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]FL
Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5]NC
Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]CO
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]IA
Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]MS
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]KY