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House resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.

H.Res. 253Introduced May 5, 2011Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. J. Forbes R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 5, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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

41 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 41 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), K. Conaway (R-TX), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Todd Platts (R-PA) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Forbes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-4 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.