H.R. 2389: Pledge Protection Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-05-17 · Law · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-05-17 · 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 384 (2006): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2389 (2006-07-19), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pledge Protection Act of 2005

Plain summary

Pledge Protection Act of 2005 (sic) - Amends the federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. Makes this limitation inapplicable to: (1) any court established by Congress under its power to make needful rules and regulations respecting the territory of the United States; or (2) the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

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Official text

Pledge Protection Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · 197 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John R. Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and 137 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 384 (2006): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2389 (2006-07-19): Failed
House roll call 385 (2006): On Passage, HR2389 (2006-07-19): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr2389.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr2389 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109