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HR 2389 - Pledge Protection Act of 2006 - Key Vote
Ron Paul voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Aug. 4, 2006 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- July 19, 2006 House Bill Passed
- May 17, 2005 House Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Aug. 4, 2006
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - July 19, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Pledge Protection Act of 2006
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends the criminal code to prohibit federal courts, other than territorial courts, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, from hearing or deciding, and the Supreme Court considering appeals from, cases questioning interpretation or constitutional validity of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Rodney M. Alexander (LA - R)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Bob Beauprez (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (OK - D)
- Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA - R)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Geoff Davis (KY - R)
- Lincoln Davis (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thelma D. Drake (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Ferguson (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia Ann Foxx (NC - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R)
- Jim Gerlach (PA - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Katherine Harris (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny C. Hulshof (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Piyush Amrit 'Bobby' Jindal (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sue W. Kelly (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- John P. Kline (MN - R)
- John R. 'Randy' Kuhl Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Leach (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R)
- Kenny E. Marchant (TX - R)
- James 'Jim' Marshall (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick T. McHenry (NC - R)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R)
- Jerry Moran (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R)
- Stevan E. 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R)
- Ted Poe (TX - R)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Christopher Porter Sr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Price (GA - R)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT - R)
- Richard 'Rick' Renzi (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. Reynolds (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jean Schmidt (OH - R)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Mike Sodrel (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Greg P. Walden (OR - R)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
- Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R)
