House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2009
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Latest action: Jan 30, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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
38 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 38 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom Latham (R-IA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Eric Massa (D-NY), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Candice Miller (R-MI), Gary Miller (R-CA) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.
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- H.Res. 1433 (111th) Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as Blood Cancer Awareness Month.
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- H.R. 1701 (111th) PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review For Heroes Act
- H.R. 718 (111th) To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.