House joint resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2003
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 5, 2003 — 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
103 cosponsors — 95 Republicans, 8 Democrats
10 of 103 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chris Chocola (R-IN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Culberson (R-TX), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), James DeMint (R-SC) and 73 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ernest Istook.
- H.R. 2989 (108th) Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
- H.R. 5025 (108th) Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005
- H.R. 4193 (108th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based on 2000 census data…
- H.J.Res. 22 (108th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 4892 (108th) To establish that marriage in the United States consists only of the union of a man and a woman.
- H.R. 3184 (108th) Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.