HR 160 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution to congratulate His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his historic election as the 267th pontiff of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and the first American pontiff.

HR 160 is a ceremonial House resolution congratulating Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church and the first American-born pope. It recognizes his historic significance for American Catholics and commends his lifetime of service, humility, and commitment to pastoral care. The resolution does not enact policy or affect any individuals or groups; it is purely symbolic. It was introduced and adopted by the House on September 3, 2025, with no further legislative action required.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Sep 3, 2025 Last action Sep 3, 2025

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House Introduced Resolution → House Adopted Resolution · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House Introduced Resolution to a House Adopted Resolution, with minor substantive changes including the addition of one sponsor (Glanville), removal of page header artifacts, and replacement of some quotation marks with question marks. The core content regarding the congratulatory resolution for Pope Leo XIV remained substantially unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added Representative Glanville to the list of sponsors

Removed page header artifacts and line number markers from the text

Replaced standard quotation marks with question marks in several instances, likely a formatting inconsistency

Reformatted text layout and spacing to match adopted resolution standards

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How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Sep 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

adopted

lower

Sep 3, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Josh Schriver

lower

1 primary · 26 co-sponsors