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Candidate Notes on 97-HJR78

 


97-HJR78 on May 8, 1997

H.J.RES.52 (2001), H.J.RES.66 (1999), S.J.RES. 1, H.J.RES.12, H. J. RES. 108, & H. J. RES. 55:
Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. No person shall be required by the United States or by any State to participate in prayer . Neither the United States nor any State shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public schools.
H. J. RES. 78 (1997):
To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: Neither the United States nor any State shall establish any official religion, but the people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions on public property, including

schools, shall not be infringed. Neither the United States nor any State shall require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity, prescribe school prayers, discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of religion.

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Democrats participating in 97-HJR78

James Barcia s1pMichigan Democrat
Sanford Bishop s1pGeorgia Democrat
Robert Brady s1pPennsylvania Democrat
Gary Condit s1pCalifornia Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall s1pTexas Democrat
Baron Hill s1pIndiana Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones s1pOhio Democrat
William Lipinski s1pIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
Betty McCollum s1pMinnesota Democrat
Mike McIntyre s1pNorth Carolina Democrat
John Murtha s1pPennsylvania Democrat
Collin Peterson s1pMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Nick Rahall s1pWest Virginia Democrat
Ronnie Shows s1pMississippi Democrat
Charles Stenholm s1pTexas Democrat
Gene Taylor s1pMississippi Democrat
Jim Traficant s1pOhio Democrat



Republicans participating in 97-HJR78

Robert Aderholt s1pAlabama Republican
Dick Armey s1pTexas Republican
Spencer Bachus s1pAlabama Republican
Bill Baker s1pCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Richard Hugh Baker s1pLouisiana Republican
Cass Ballenger s1pNorth Carolina Republican
Bob Barr s1pGeorgia Republican
Bill Barrett s1pNebraska Republican
Roscoe Bartlett s1pMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton s1pTexas Republican
Herb Bateman s1pVirginia Republican
Doug Bereuter s1pNebraska Republican (Until 2004)
Tom Bliley s1pVirginia Republican
Roy Blunt s1pMissouri Republican
John Boehner s1pOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla s1pTexas Republican
Mary Bono s1pCalifornia Republican
Sonny Bono s1pCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Kevin Brady s1pTexas Republican
Dan Burton s1pIndiana Republican
Sonny Callahan s1pAlabama Republican
Ken Calvert s1pCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp s1pMichigan Republican
Tom Campbell s1pCalifornia Republican (Retired)
Chris Cannon s1pUtah Republican
Saxby Chambliss s1pGA Republican Sr Senator
Helen Chenoweth s1pIdaho Republican
Jon Christensen s1pNebraska Republican Former (1994-)
John Howard Coble s1pNorth Carolina Republican
Tom Coburn s1pOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Thad Cochran s1pMS Republican Sr Senator
Larry Combest s1pTexas Republican
Merrill Cook s1pUtah Republican
Philip Crane s1pIllinois Republican (Until 2004)
Michael Crapo s1pID Republican incumbent
Barbara Cubin s1pWyoming Republican
Duke Cunningham s1pCalifornia Republican
Nathan Deal s1pGeorgia Republican
Tom DeLay s1pTexas Republican
Lincoln Diaz-Balart s1pFlorida Republican
Jay Dickey s1pArkansas Republican
John Doolittle s1pCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan s1pTennessee Republican
Jennifer Dunn s1pWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Vernon Ehlers s1pMichigan Republican
Jo Ann Emerson s1pMissouri Republican
Terry Everett s1pAlabama Republican
Jeff Flake s1pArizona Republican
Elton Gallegly s1pCalifornia Republican
George Gekas s1pPennsylvania Republican
Jim Gibbons s1pNevada Republican
Newt Gingrich s1pGeorgia Republican Former (1994-)
Virgil Goode s1pVirginia Republican
Bob Goodlatte s1pVirginia Republican
Bill Goodling s1pPennsylvania Republican
Porter Goss s1pFlorida Republican (Until 2004)
Lindsey Graham s1pSC Republican Jr Senator
James Hansen s1pUtah Republican
Denny Hastert s1pIllinois Republican
Doc Hastings s1pWashington Republican
J.D. Hayworth s1pArizona Republican
Joel Hefley s1pColorado Republican
Wally Herger s1pCalifornia Republican
Rick Hill s1pMontana Republican
Van Hilleary s1pTennessee Republican
Peter Hoekstra s1pMichigan Republican
Kenny Hulshof s1pMissouri Republican
Duncan Hunter s1pCalifornia Republican
Asa Hutchinson s1pArkansas Republican
Bob Inglis s1pSouth Carolina Republican
Ernest Istook s1pOklahoma Republican
Sam Johnson s1pTexas Republican
Walter Beaman Jones s1pNorth Carolina Republican
John Kasich s1pOhio Republican
Brian Kerns s1pIndiana Republican
Jay Kim s1pCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Jack Kingston s1pGeorgia Republican
Ray LaHood s1pIllinois Republican
Steve Largent s1pOK00 Former Republican Candidate
Ron Lewis s1pKentucky Republican
John Linder s1pGeorgia Republican
Bob Livingston s1pLouisiana Republican Former (1994-)
Frank Dean Lucas s1pOklahoma Republican
Donald Manzullo s1pIllinois Republican
Bill McCollum s1pFL Former Republican challenger; former US Representative
Jim McCrery s1pLouisiana Republican
John McHugh s1pNew York Republican/Conservative
Scott McInnis s1pColorado Republican (Until 2004)
David McIntosh s1pIndiana Republican
Buck McKeon s1pCalifornia Republican
Jack Metcalf s1pWashington Republican
John Mica s1pFlorida Republican
Gary Miller s1pCalifornia Republican
Sue Myrick s1pNorth Carolina Republican
Bob Ney s1pOhio Republican
Charlie Norwood s1pGeorgia Republican
Jim Nussle s1pIowa Republican
Michael Oxley s1pOhio Republican
Ron Packard s1pCalifornia Republican
Ron Paul s1pPOTUS Republican (Libertarian 1988)
Bill Paxon s1pNew York Republican Former (1994-)
John Peterson s1pPennsylvania Republican
Chip Pickering s1pMS Republican challenger, U.S. Rep.
Joseph Pitts s1pPennsylvania Republican
Richard Pombo s1pCalifornia Republican
George Radanovich s1pCalifornia Republican
Frank Riggs s1pCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Bob Riley s1pAL Republican
James Rogan s1pCalifornia Republican
Hal Rogers s1pKentucky Republican
Mike Rogers s1pMichigan Republican
Dana Rohrabacher s1pCalifornia Republican
Ed Royce s1pCalifornia Republican
Joe Scarborough s1pFlorida Republican
Dan Schaefer s1pColorado Republican Former (1994-)
James Sensenbrenner s1pWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions s1pTexas Republican
Bud Shuster s1pPennsylvania Rep. (resigned 3/3/2001)
Joe Skeen s1pNew Mexico Republican
Christopher Smith s1pNew Jersey Republican
Linda Smith s1pWashington Republican Former (1994-)
Nick Smith s1pMI Former Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep
Gerald Solomon s1pNew York Republican Former (1994-)
Mark Souder s1pIndiana Republican
Floyd Spence s1pSouth Carolina Republican
Cliff Stearns s1pFlorida Republican
Tom Tancredo s1pColorado Republican
Billy Tauzin s1pLouisiana Republican (Until 2004)
Charles Taylor s1pNorth Carolina Republican
Mac Thornberry s1pTexas Republican
John Thune s1pSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Strom Thurmond s1pSC Former Republican Senator
Todd Tiahrt s1pKansas Republican
Zach Wamp s1pTennessee Republican
John Warner s1pVA Republican Sr Senator
Wes Watkins s1pOklahoma Republican
J.C. Watts s1pOklahoma Republican
Dave Weldon s1pFlorida Republican
Ed Whitfield s1pKentucky Republican
Roger Wicker s1pMississippi Republican
Don Young s1pAlaska Republican



Independents participating in 97-HJR78

Donna Christensen s1pVirgin Islands -
Mac Collins s1pGA 2004 former Republican challenger; US Representative
John Cooksey s1pLA 2004 former Republican Nominee
Chris John s1pLA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative
Mark Neumann s1pWI 2004 former Republican challenger; former US Representative
Bob Schaffer s1pCO 2004 former Republican primary challenger



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 17
Republicans: 141
Independents: 6