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The following list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States House of Representatives in the 119th Congress.In most cases, besides specific sources, the current representatives' religious affiliations are those mentioned in regular researches by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center.
Frederick Muhlenberg – First Speaker of the US House of Representatives; 1793–1795. W. T. P. Simarmata – Bishop (Ephorus) of the Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) from 2012 to 2016, later member of the Indonesian Regional Representative Council from 2019 to 2022
Members of the Catholic Church have been active in the elections of the United States since the mid-19th century. The United States has never had religious parties (unlike much of the world, especially in Europe and Latin America). There has never been an American Catholic religious party, either local, state or national.
As of 2022, all House chaplains have been Christian but can be members of any religion or faith group. Guest chaplains, recommended by congressional members to deliver the session's opening prayer in place of the House chaplain, have represented many different religious groups, including Judaism and Islam.
Bishops in the United States by denomination (8 C) C. Catholic bishops (13 C) Bishops of the Church of the East (17 C) E. Eastern Orthodox bishops (12 C) O.
The total of 12 bishops would include the five "named Lords Spiritual" (the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the Bishops of Durham, London and Winchester, entitled as they are to sit ex officio) plus seven other "ordinary Lords Spiritual" (diocesan bishops chosen by the church itself through whatever device it deems appropriate). The ...
Reps. Dan Bishop and Deborah Ross find themselves in a heated debate over whether a congressional committee should say the Pledge of Allegiance before meetings.
As of 2025, only six Muslim Americans have ever been elected to Congress, the first being Keith Ellison in 2006. [1] Five Muslims currently serve in Congress, all in the House of Representatives. All but one are members of the Democratic Party. Abraham Hamadeh, who is a member of the Republican Party, is the only exception.