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House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to a court decision relating to the Pledge of Allegiance.

H.Res. 453Introduced Sep 20, 2005Policy area: Law
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 17, 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

22 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 22 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Harold Ford (D-TN), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Gene Green (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jim Matheson (D-UT), John McHugh (R-NY), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Jean Schmidt (R-OH), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Mark Souder (R-IN), Charles Taylor (R-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thaddeus McCotter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-11 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.