H.R. 2028: Pledge Protection Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-08 · Law · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-05-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 466 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2028 (2004-09-23), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pledge Protection Act of 2004

Plain summary

Pledge Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any court established by Act of Congress to hear or determine any claim that the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance violates the first amendment of the Constitution.

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Official text

Pledge Protection Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · 226 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2028, Pledge Protection Act of 2004 (2004-09-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2028, Pledge Protection Act of 2004 (2004-09-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and 166 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 466 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2028 (2004-09-23): Failed
House roll call 467 (2004): On Passage, HR2028 (2004-09-23): Passed

Words on this page, explained (1)

Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr2028.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2028 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108