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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.

H.R. 268Introduced Jan 7, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NC
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-3 district

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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.