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H.Res. 59
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.Res. 59, “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism and condemning its distorted message”, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Josh Brecheen (R) with 22 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Record
Text
H.Res. 59 has 22 co-sponsors.
hr59/introduced-in-house.txt119 HRES 59 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism and condemning its distorted message.U.S. House of Representatives2025-01-23text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 59 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Clyde , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Burlison , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Harris of North Carolina , Mrs. Bice , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Ogles , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Norman , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Allen , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Houchin , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Baird , Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina , Ms. Boebert , and Mr. Griffith ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTIONExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism and condemning its distorted message.Whereas the National Prayer Service is a longstanding tradition in which the United States publicly affirms dependence upon God and prays for the success of our President and Vice President;Whereas, on January 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took part in the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC; andWhereas the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop leading the inaugural prayer service, used her position inappropriately, promoting political bias instead of advocating the full counsel of biblical teaching: Now, therefore, be itThat—(1)it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism; and(2)the House of Representatives condemns the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde’s distorted message.
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- Introduced2025-01-23
- Passed House
CRS Summary
The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.
Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025
hr59/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (01/23/2025)
Sponsors
Rep. Josh Brecheen (R) sponsors H.Res. 59, and 22 members have co-sponsored it, 20 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–OK-2 · Sponsor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025

Rep. · R–GA-12 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-36 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–IN-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–OK-5 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–SC-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–CO-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–MO-7 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–GA-9 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–GA-14 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.Res. 59 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Actions
H.Res. 59 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 23, 2025 | House | Submitted in House | ||
Jan 23, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee |
Votes
H.Res. 59 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.Res. 59 goes by 2 titles.
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism and condemning its distorted message. — Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism and condemning its distorted message. — Display Title
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.Res. 59 under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.Res. 59’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
hres59/policy-areas.txtLegislative Subjects
H.Res. 59 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Religion.
hres59/subjects.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com