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House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

H.Res. 97Introduced Feb 15, 2005Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Feeney R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 29, 2005 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.

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

84 cosponsors — 82 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 84 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chris Chocola (R-IN), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), John Doolittle (R-CA), Thelma Drake (R-VA), John Duncan (R-TN), Terry Everett (R-AL), J. Forbes (R-VA), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and 54 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Feeney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-24 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.