[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 245 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 245


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2005

        Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Supreme Court 
should speedily find the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to 
       be consistent with the Constitution of the United States.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) judicial rulings by the United States Court of Appeals 
        for the 4th and 9th circuits have split on
        the issue of whether the Constitution allows the recitation of 
        the Pledge of Allegiance in schools;
            (2) the ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for 
        the 4th circuit correctly finds the Constitution does allow 
        such a recitation; and
            (3) the United States Supreme Court should at the earliest 
        opportunity resolve this conflict among the circuits in a 
        manner which recognizes the importance and Constitutional 
        propriety of the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by 
        school children.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

                            By Gerasimos C. Vans,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.