[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 615 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 615

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols 
 and traditions of Hanukkah, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa should be protected.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 15, 2005

    Mr. Israel (for himself and Mr. Weiner) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols 
 and traditions of Hanukkah, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa should be protected.

Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
        United States would prohibit the establishment of religion, not prohibit 
        any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialog: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions 
        of Hanukkah, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa;
            (2) strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to 
        Hanukkah, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa; and
            (3) expresses support for the use of these symbols and 
        traditions.
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