This page contains links to previous legislation and documents relating to resolutions submitted to the General Convention meeting in Baltimore, July 7th-14th, 2022.  For additional research on previous actions or topics considered by General Convention, please contact the Archives using the Research Request Form. Be sure to identify yourself as a Legislative Committee member in order to receive a priority response. The chair of any Legislative Committee may request the posting of supplementary documents provided they are related and historical in nature.

Legislative Committee Secretary Documents

 

Legislative Research on Proposed Legislation

Note: This page is updated frequently as resolutions are assigned to committees.

Resolution Number Title Committeesort ascending Topic
2022-C045 Resolution Regarding Commemorating Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris in the Church Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-D010 Resolution Regarding Inclusion of a Hymn in Honor of Dr. Artemisia Bowden 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy
2022-D058 Trial Use of Alternate Liturgy for Good Friday with Revised Passion Gospel 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy
2022-C022 Enter Barbara Clementine Harris into the Church Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C043 To Include the Name Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris in the Lesser Feasts & Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-D061 Authorize Rite I in Contemporary Language for Trial Use 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy
2022-C023 On Commemorating the Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-D011 Resolution to Direct the Removal of the Name of The Rev. William Porcher DuBose from the Lesser Feasts and Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-D025 Lili'uokalani, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar, Lesser Feasts/Fasts
2022-D062 Affirm Flexibility of Idiom for Authorized Liturgies 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Book of Common Prayer, Liturgy
2022-C024 On Commemorating the Rt. Rev. Barbara Clementine Harris 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-A015 Authorize Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Prayer C (Expansive Language) for Trial Use 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Book of Common Prayer, Language Translation
2022-C014 On Addressing the Anti-Semitic Impact of Lectionary Readings for Holy Week 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy, Racism
2022-D012 Resolution to Include the Name Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris in the Lesser Feasts & Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C032 Designating the Third or Fourth Sunday in Advent as a Day to Offer God Thanks for the Abolition of Slavery and to Ask God’s Help in Assuring Always that Black Lives Matter 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Racism, Reconciliation
2022-D065 Adding Matthew Shepard to the Sanctoral Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C026 Resolution to Enter Barbara Clementine Harris, Bishop, to the Calendar of the Church Year 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C049 Establishing Annual Commemoration for Father Fred Yerkes, Priest and Missionary, January 30 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-D071 Refer the NET (2019) Translation of the Bible to the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music for Review 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Bible
2022-A014 Additions to the Book of Common Prayer Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C029 A Resolution to Include the name Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris in the Lesser Feasts & Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C050 A Resolution to Include the Name Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris in the Lesser Feasts & Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar, Lesser Feasts/Fasts
2022-D028 Addition of Laurence Whipp to Lesser Feasts and Fasts 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar, Lesser Feasts/Fasts
2022-A144 Add Updated Editions of NRSV and New Jerusalem Bible to Canon II.2 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Bible, Canons, Liturgy
2022-C030 Addressing Antisemitic, Anti-Jewish, and/or Supersessionist Interpretations of our Lectionaries 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy
2022-C051 Include the Name Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris in the Lesser Feasts & Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar, Lesser Feasts/Fasts
2022-A145 Amend Constitution Article X [Book of Common Prayer Supplementary Text--Second Reading] 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Book of Common Prayer, Constitution--Second Reading, Liturgy
2022-A011 Develop Local Commemorations 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C018 Trial use of the “Expanded Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings” 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy
2022-B009 Liturgy in Response to Mass Shootings 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy, Violence
2022-B011 Amend Article X of the Constitution of The Episcopal Church (First Reading) 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Book of Common Prayer, Constitution--First Reading
2022-C019 Petition to the 80th General Convention to add John R. Lewis to the Episcopal Church Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-D017 A Resolution Regarding Inclusion of Juneteenth in Lesser Feasts & Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-A126 A Resolution Supporting a Comprehensive Review of the Book Of Common Prayer, The Hymnal 1982, and Other Approved Liturgical Material 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Book of Common Prayer, Liturgy
2022-C052 Inclusion Of June 19th, "Juneteenth" In The Church's Liturgical Calendar In Recognition Of The End Of Slavery In The United States 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-A007 Authorize Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar, Lesser Feasts/Fasts, Liturgy
2022-C020 Petition to the 80th General Convention to add Howard W. Thurman to the Episcopal Church Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C053 Withdrawl Of The Name Th Rev. William Porcher Dubose From The Lesser Feats And Fasts Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-C060 Evangelism Endowment Fund 11 - Evangelism and Church Planting Evangelism
2022-D088 Development of Digital and Evangelism Resources 11 - Evangelism and Church Planting Evangelism, Technology
2022-A095 Celebrate and Support the Planting of New Episcopal Communities 11 - Evangelism and Church Planting Evangelism
2022-A096 Develop Sustainable Congregational Revitalization Ministries 11 - Evangelism and Church Planting Congregations
2022-D001 Resolution for Funding of The Chaplaincies at The HBCUs 11 - Evangelism and Church Planting Budget, Education
2022-A155 Revising the Parochial Report Finance Page 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Parochial Reports
2022-C059 Proposed Resolution for Provincial Synods/Councils 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Provinces
2022-A132 Task Force to Study Congregational Vitality Indicators 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Congregations
2022-D047 Addressing Our Models for Mission and Ministry 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Mission Strategy, Small Churches
2022-A156 Establishing a Task Force on the State of Membership in The Episcopal Church 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Membership, Structure
2022-D080 Building Community to Discern and Call Episcopal Leadership in the Episcopal Church on Navajoland 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Bishops, Native Americans and Ministry
2022-C017 Assessing the Church’s Response to COVID-19 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Health