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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act

H.R. 235Introduced Jan 8, 2003Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 21, 2004 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6537-6538)

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

167 cosponsors — 164 Republicans, 3 Democrats

4 of 167 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

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), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), 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), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC) and 137 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th 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.