Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 769 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who cele- brate Christmas. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 17, 2019 Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. COLE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. WENSTRUP, and Mr. GROTHMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be pro- tected for use by those who celebrate Christmas. Whereas Christmas is a national holiday celebrated on De- cember 25; and Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution, in prohibiting the establishment of reli- gion, would not prohibit any mention of religion or ref- erence to God in civic dialogue: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR769.IH HR769 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 769 IH (1) recognizes the importance of the symbols 1 and traditions of Christmas; 2 (2) strongly disapproves of attempts to ban ref- 3 erences to Christmas; and 4 (3) expresses support for the use of these sym- 5 bols and traditions by those who celebrate Christ- 6 mas. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR769.IH HR769 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS