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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act

H.R. 2357Introduced Jun 28, 2001Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 2, 2002 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 178 - 239 (Roll no. 429). (consideration: CR H6932; text: CR 10/1/2002 H6913)

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

133 cosponsors — 127 Republicans, 6 Democrats

8 of 133 cosponsors (6%) 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), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mac Collins (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX) and 103 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-3 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.