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House joint resolution · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.

H.J.Res. 81Introduced Dec 20, 2001Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Ernest Istook R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 14, 2002 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

88 cosponsors — 82 Republicans, 6 Democrats

8 of 88 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Larry Combest (R-TX), Philip Crane (R-IL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), James DeMint (R-SC), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Doolittle (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Terry Everett (R-AL), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), J. Forbes (R-VA), George Gekas (R-PA), Virgil Goode (R-VA) and 58 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ernest Istook.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.