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House resolution · 108th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first amendment and should be overturned, and for other purposes.

H.Res. 132Introduced Mar 6, 2003Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Ose R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 20, 2003 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 132.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.Res. 132, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

63 cosponsors — 57 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 63 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Max Burns (R-GA), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Brad Carson (D-OK), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chris Chocola (R-IN), Larry Combest (R-TX), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), John Doolittle (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Terry Everett (R-AL), Mark Foley (R-FL), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Doc Hastings (R-WA) and 33 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doug Ose.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-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.