Recognizing June 12, 2026, as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and honoring the Sacred Heart as the living sign of Christ's divine love, mercy, humility, and reparation for sin.

This resolution violates the First Amendment's prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion by officially recognizing a specific religious solemnity. Congress possesses no enumerated power under Article I, Section 8 to declare religious observances or to honor particular religious symbols. Such an act exceeds the limited and delegated authority of the federal government and intrudes upon matters properly reserved to the states or the people. The principle of separation of powers and limited government, as expounded in Federalist No. 51, forbids the legislature from assuming…

This resolution, though non-binding, constitutes an official act of Congress recognizing a specific religious solemnity and honoring a religious symbol. The First Amendment declares that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,' which prohibits any federal endorsement or preference for a particular religious doctrine. Even a resolution of this nature breaches the wall of separation between church and state, as it aligns the civil government with a specific sectarian belief. Moreover, the Tenth Amendment reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated t…

The Constitution vests the federal government with only those powers enumerated in the instrument. No provision in Article I, Section 8 grants Congress authority to recognize religious solemnities or honor specific theological concepts. The proposed resolution steps beyond the secular, limited sphere of federal governance and enters the province of religious establishment, contrary to the principle that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion' (First Amendment). In Federalist No. 51, I argued that the multiplicity of interests and sects would check any single factio…

This resolution, by officially recognizing a specific religious observance and honoring a particular religious symbol, constitutes a law respecting an establishment of religion. The Constitution vests Congress with only enumerated powers, and no such power authorizes the declaration of religious solemnities or the endorsement of sectarian doctrines. The First Amendment's prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion is absolute; it forbids Congress from preferring one faith over others or over no faith. As established in Marbury v. Madison, any legislative act repugnant to t…