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H.Res. 951 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

HBR BrownSponsor
73 cosponsors · 1 D, 72 R
SBR Bachus JGR Gresham Barrett GBR Brown-Waite JCR Carter KCR Conaway JDR Duncan TFR Franks BIR Inglis SJR Johnson WJR Jones JKR Kingston DLR Lamborn JMR Moran HRR Rogers JSR Shimkus MSR Souder SSR Scalise RAR Aderholt WAR Akin RAR Alexander RBR Bartlett BBR Bilbray MBR Blackburn RBR Bishop MBR Bachmann HCR Coble MFR Fallin BGR Goodlatte PGR Gingrey LGR Gohmert RHR Hall JHR Hensarling DIR Issa JJR Jordan KMR Marchant RNR Neugebauer JPR Pitts BPR Posey PRR Roe JSR Shadegg GTR Thompson ZWR Wamp LWR Westmoreland MBR Burgess VBR Buchanan ACR Crenshaw SCR Capito SKR King TLR Latham CLR Lummis POR Olson MPR Pence TPR Price MRR Rogers PTR Tiberi EWR Whitfield FWR Wolf JWR Wilson DBR Burton JBR Boozman JBR Bonner TJR Johnson JSR Schmidt TTR Tiahrt JCR Culberson GDR Davis JFR Forbes WHR Herger KMR McCarthy RWR Wittman MMD McIntyre DNR Nunes MTR Turner

17 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Recognizes the importance of Christmas symbols and traditions.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 8, 2009

Recognizes the importance of Christmas symbols and traditions.

Disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas.

Supports the use of these symbols and traditions by those who celebrate Christmas.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.

Latest action (Dec 8, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 8, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.