[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 466 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 466

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that reciting the 
 Pledge of Allegiance in schools is constitutional, that the Congress 
deplores the decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and that the 
 House of Representatives encourages every American to start their day 
                        by reciting the Pledge.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2002

    Mr. Israel (for himself and Mr. Shows) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that reciting the 
 Pledge of Allegiance in schools is constitutional, that the Congress 
deplores the decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and that the 
 House of Representatives encourages every American to start their day 
                        by reciting the Pledge.

Whereas the original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy in 
        1892;
Whereas the Congress of the United States officially endorsed the Pledge of 
        Allegiance in 1942;
Whereas in 1954 Congress officially added the words ``Under God'' to the Pledge;
Whereas the Supreme Court ruled in 1943 that schoolchildren could not be forced 
        to recite the pledge;
Whereas the House of Representatives begins each of its days by reciting the 
        Pledge of Allegiance;
Whereas millions of Americans have been reciting the current Pledge without 
        significant controversy for 48 years;
Whereas the 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Pledge of 
        Allegiance unconstitutional on June 26, 2002;
Whereas the United States is currently engaged in military combat in the War on 
        Terrorism;
Whereas the decision of the 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals could 
        provide aid and comfort to enemies of the United States of America; and
Whereas our nation is one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and 
        justice for all: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives, That it is the sense of 
the House of Representatives that--
            (1) reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in schools and other 
        public places is constitutional;
            (2) the decision of the 9th United States Circuit Court of 
        Appeals is wrong, erroneous, deplorable, and should be 
        overturned by the United States Supreme Court; and
            (3) Americans of every age should be encouraged to begin 
        their day by reciting the following Pledge: I pledge allegiance 
        to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic 
        for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with 
        liberty and justice for all.
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