House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 3, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 127.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H37):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which states that, among other things, Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 7, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 245 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 127, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/127
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 7, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 7, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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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
25 cosponsors — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Billy Long (R-MO), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Scott Perry (R-PA), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.
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- H.R. 819 (113th) Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act
- H.R. 124 (113th) To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
- H.Res. 428 (113th) Urging the president to release information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.
- H.R. 4068 (113th) SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014
- H.R. 5245 (113th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 314 Lennon Drive in Wilmington, North Carolina, as the…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.