HR 139 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Honor Pope Leo XIV, to highlight his life and accomplishments

This is a commemorative resolution, not a policy bill. HR 139 proposes to honor "Pope Leo XIV," described as the first pope from the United States, by highlighting his life and accomplishments. It contains no funding, regulatory changes, or direct impact on constituents. As a procedural resolution, it would be recorded in congressional records but does not create any new laws or affect government operations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 4, 2025 Last action Oct 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Adopted by the House → As Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The resolution was reformatted from a standard legislative format to a more concise House resolution style. The substantive content remained largely the same, though some WHEREAS clauses were reordered and slightly reworded for clarity. The core purpose of honoring Pope Leo XIV and transmitting a copy of the resolution to him was preserved.

TECHNICAL

Changed the header format from 'As Adopted by the House' to '(136th General Assembly) (House Resolution Number 139)' for consistency with House resolution formatting standards.

Reordered and slightly reworded the WHEREAS clauses to improve flow and clarity while maintaining the same factual information about Pope Leo XIV's background and election.

Changed the RESOLVED clause wording from 'That we, the members...' to 'That the Clerk...' to align with standard House resolution language for transmitting documents.

Floor votes · House Oct 1, 2025

How they voted

92–1

Passed

Total votes 93

Oct 1, 2025

D Democratic32

32 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican61

60 Yea 1 Nay

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Oct 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Referred to Committee

lower

2 primary · 14 co-sponsors