Bill Text: TX HR247 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 2, 2024, as National Day of Prayer in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR247 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR247-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 247 |
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WHEREAS, People across the State of Texas are observing the | ||
73rd annual National Day of Prayer on May 2, 2024; and | ||
WHEREAS, The United States has a long-standing tradition of | ||
public prayer dating back to the earliest days of its founding; in | ||
1775, the Second Continental Congress issued a proclamation calling | ||
for a day of prayer for the fledgling nation, and during the ensuing | ||
decades and centuries, special days of prayer were issued by state | ||
and federal elected leaders; President Abraham Lincoln famously | ||
proclaimed a national day of prayer and fasting in the midst of the | ||
calamitous Civil War, calling upon citizens of the war-torn states | ||
to humble themselves before the Almighty; and | ||
WHEREAS, The National Day of Prayer was made an annual event | ||
when President Harry Truman signed a joint resolution by Congress | ||
in 1952; the permanent date was set in 1988 when President Ronald | ||
Reagan signed the public law designating the first Thursday in May | ||
for the observance; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout the history of our nation, in times of | ||
crisis and of calm, Americans have turned to prayer for strength, | ||
guidance, and inspiration, and the National Day of Prayer provides | ||
an opportunity for citizens from all walks of life to join together | ||
on a special occasion of fellowship, unity, and hope for our common | ||
future; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize May 2, 2024, as National Day of Prayer | ||
in Texas; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That all Texans be encouraged to set aside a | ||
particular moment on this day to give thanks for our manifold | ||
freedoms and blessings. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 247 was adopted by the House on March | ||
8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||