,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #ag1      
#bjai,mr4 ,lamborn 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,banks1    
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,duncan1
 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,kevin ,hern of      
,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4    
,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,wenstrup1 and   
,mr4 ,grothman7 submitted the following 
resolution2 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 protected for use by those who
 celebrate ,christmas4  ,whereas        
,christmas is a national holiday        
celebrated on ,december #be2 and        
,whereas the ,framers intended that the 
,first ,amendment to the ,constitution1 
in prohibiting the establishment of     
religion1 would not prohibit any mention
 of religion or reference to ,god in    
civic dialogue3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  

,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes the importance of the   
symbols and traditions of ,christmas2   
7#b7 strongly disapproves of attempts to
 ban references to ,christmas2 and  7#c7
 expresses support for the use of these 
symbols and traditions by those who     
celebrate ,christmas4