SRES 243 · 109th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A resolution expressing Support for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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EnactedLatest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10147-10148; text as passed Senate: CR S10148; text of measure as introduced: CR S10131)(2005-09-15)
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Expresses the Senate's disapproval of the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Newdow, et al. v. U.S. Congress, et al. (holding that the policy of daily teacher-led recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance by public school students violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution). Authorizes and instructs the Senate Legal Counsel to continue to cooperate fully with the Attorney General in such case to vigorously defend the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance.…
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Cosponsors (16)
16 Republicans