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GA HR2157
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/21/2010
Primary Sponsor
Hinton Amerson
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution recognizing the National Day of Prayer on May 6, 2010, and calling upon Georgians to join in the observance
- Traces the National Day of Prayer tradition back to 1775 when the Continental Congress issued a proclamation setting aside a day of prayer, followed by Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Congressional Resolution and President Truman's 1952 signing of a bill proclaiming the day
- Notes that Congress designated the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer in 1988, and that 2010 marked the 59th annual observance
- References U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb's ruling that the National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional, and asserts the importance of Americans uniting in religious expression under First Amendment rights
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit copies of the resolution to members of the public and the press
Legislative Description
National Day of Prayer; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
4/21/2010
Full Bill Text
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