Introduced
September 23, 2026
Ms. Graham (for herself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Justice, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Young, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 27, 2026, through October 3, 2026, as “Religious Education Week” to celebrate religious education in the United States.
- (1) affirms the importance of religious education in the civic and moral development of the people of the United States;
- (2) celebrates the schools and organizations that are engaged in religious instruction of the children of the United States to aid those children in intellectual, ethical, moral, and civic development;
- (3) calls on each of the 50 States, each territory of the United States, and the District of Columbia to accommodate individuals who wish to be released from public school attendance to attend religious classes; and
- (4) designates the week of September 27, 2026, through October 3, 2026, as “Religious Education Week”.