A resolution designating the week of October 3, 2021, through October 9, 2021, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate religious education in the United States.
SRES 407 is a non-binding Senate resolution designating October 3-9, 2021, as "Religious Education Week" to recognize the role of religious education in the U.S. It celebrates schools and organizations providing religious instruction, which the resolution states supports civic and moral development. The resolution calls on all 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia to accommodate public school students who wish to attend religious classes during school hours (a practice permitted under court rulings like *Zorach v. Clauson*). It does not create new laws or policies but symbolically affirms the value of religious education as highlighted by historical figures and legal precedents.
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Oct 2021
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Introduced Oct 4, 2021
Last action Oct 4, 2021
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Oct 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6895-6896)
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Oct 4, 2021
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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Lindsey Graham
RRepublican
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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James M. Inhofe
RRepublican
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John Barrasso
RRepublican
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Josh Hawley
RRepublican
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Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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Marco Rubio
RRepublican
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Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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