HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 5

Sponsored By:

Delegates Dwyer, Amedori, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, Costa, Frank, Fulton, Haddaway, Impallaria, Krebs, O'Donnell, Owings, Smigiel, and Trueschler

Entitled:

Maryland Religious Independence From Federal Courts

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31

Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A

Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A

Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B

Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7

Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

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

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered