HR 256 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution to declare March 1–4, 2026, as Great American Prayer Week in the state of Michigan.

This resolution designates March 1-4, 2026, as Great American Prayer Week in Michigan to recognize the Great American Prayer Revival movement. The bill does not create new laws or change government operations but serves as a symbolic declaration honoring the movement's focus on prayer and national unity. It references historical religious revivals in American history to frame the week as a time for spiritual reflection and community engagement. The measure is a ceremonial resolution with no legal effect beyond official recognition of the date.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Introduced Resolution → House Adopted Resolution · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add two new sponsors (Alexander and Kelly) and to fix formatting issues with special characters. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no alterations to the declaration, dates, or requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added two new sponsors to the list of representatives offering the resolution.

Corrected formatting and special character encoding issues in the text (e.g., replacing question marks with proper apostrophes and fixing line breaks).

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

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Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

adopted

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Joseph Fox

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors