File Code: Human Relations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 5
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Giannetti, Greenip,
Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled:
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Maryland Religious Independence from Federal Courts
Requesting the U.S. Congress to pass legislation declaring the power
to display the Ten Commandments and to recite the Pledge of Allegiance
and the national motto on or within property owned or administered by
the several states or political subdivisions thereof to be among the
powers reserved to the states; setting out words of the Pledge of
Allegiance and the national motto; and requesting Congressional
legislation making exceptions to subject matter jurisdiction of
federal courts inferior to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senate Action
- 1/20
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
- Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONGRESS, U. S
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- JURISDICTION
- LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
- RELIGION -see also- CHURCHES
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered