IV
119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 59
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given
by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer
Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display
of political activism and condemning its distorted message.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY23, 2025
Mr. B
RECHEEN(for himself, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. BURLISON,
Mrs. M
ILLERof Illinois, Mr. HARRISof North Carolina, Mrs. BICE, Mrs.
L
UNA, Mr. MOOREof Alabama, Mr. OGLES, Ms. GREENEof Georgia, Mr.
N
ORMAN, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BABIN, Mrs.
H
OUCHIN, Ms. VANDUYNE, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. BIGGSof South Carolina,
Ms. B
OEBERT, and Mr. GRIFFITH) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar
Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st,
2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political
activism and condemning its distorted message.
Whereas the National Prayer Service is a longstanding tradi-
tion in which the United States publicly affirms depend-
ence upon God and prays for the success of our President
and Vice President;
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•HRES 59 IH
Whereas, on January 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump
and Vice President J.D. Vance took part in the National
Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington,
DC; and
Whereas the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, the
bishop leading the inaugural prayer service, used her po-
sition inappropriately, promoting political bias instead of
advocating the full counsel of biblical teaching: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That— 1
(1) it is the sense of the House of Representa-2
tives that the sermon given at the National Prayer 3
Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Ca-4
thedral was a display of political activism; and 5
(2) the House of Representatives condemns the 6
Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde’s distorted 7
message. 8
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