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House joint resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

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

H.J.Res. 57Introduced Jun 30, 2005Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Ernest Istook R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 23, 2005 — 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

116 cosponsors — 110 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 116 cosponsors (5%) 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), 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), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chris Chocola (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Culberson (R-TX), Geoff Davis (R-KY) and 86 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th 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 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.