WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 26 of his GOP colleagues in introducing a resolution designating October 5-11, 2025, as “Religious Education Week” to celebrate the importance of religion in the United States and to recognize the schools, churches, and other organizations offering religious education to many of America’s students. As Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, Sen. Tuberville is a champion of school choice and believes that we should not have a one-size-fits-all approach to education.
Sen. Tuberville cosponsored this resolution in 2024 and 2023.
“As Republicans, we believe that parents, not the government, should be in charge of a child’s education,” said Sen. Tuberville. “Our country was rooted in Judeo-Christian values, and private religious schools are a great option for many Alabamians. There’s a myth out there that our Founders wanted to keep God out of the public square. That just isn’t true. This country was built on love of God, love of country, and love of family.”
Sen. Tuberville was joined by U.S. Sens. Jim Banks (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Curtis (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Kennedy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ashley Moody (R-FL), James Risch (R-ID), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Todd Young (R-IN) in cosponsoring the legislation.
This resolution was endorsed by the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty, Agudath Israel of America, Coalition for Jewish Values, Foundation for American Christian Education, School Time Bible Ministries, Association of Christian Schools International, and Catholic Education Partners Inc.
Read full text of the resolution here.
Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.
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