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 Numbersort descending Title Committee Topic
2022-D058 Trial Use of Alternate Liturgy for Good Friday with Revised Passion Gospel 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy
2022-D060 Support for LGBTQ Persons Facing Additional Discrimination During COVID-19 07 - Social Justice and International Policy Discrimination, Homosexuality
2022-D061 Authorize Rite I in Contemporary Language for Trial Use 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Liturgy
2022-D062 Affirm Flexibility of Idiom for Authorized Liturgies 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Book of Common Prayer, Liturgy
2022-D063 Support for Truth to Confront Misinformation and Violence 08 - Social Justice and United States Policy Civil Rights, Communications, Education, Racism
2022-D064 Endorse and Encourage Green Deal Legislation 20 - Environmental Stewardship and Care of Creation Environment
2022-D065 Adding Matthew Shepard to the Sanctoral Calendar 12 - Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music Church Calendar
2022-D066 Addressing Restrictions on Access to Gender Affirming Care 08 - Social Justice and United States Policy Gender Identity, Health Care
2022-D067 Addressing the Loss of Civil Rights 04 - Governance and Structure Civil Rights
2022-D068 Biblical Standard of the Tithe 18 - Stewardship & Socially Responsible Investing Tithing
2022-D069 Land Acknowledgment and Beloved Community 09 - Racial Justice and Reconciliation Racism, Reconciliation
2022-D070 Addressing Inequities in the Quality of Life of Native Peoples 08 - Social Justice and United States Policy Health Care, Native Americans and Ministry, Poverty, Racism
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-D072 Resolution on Gender and Sexuality Training 14 - Christian Formation and Discipleship Gender Identity
2022-D073 Task Force to Study Household & Relationship Diversity 13 - Committees and Commissions Diversity, Family
2022-D074 Examine the Complicity of The Episcopal Church in Facilitating Forced Adoptions 13 - Committees and Commissions Family
2022-D076 Addressing the Ongoing Harm of Crisis Pregnancy Centers 08 - Social Justice and United States Policy Abortion, Health Care, Women
2022-D077 Reaffirm and Commit to the Goal of a Permanent Location of an Archives for the Episcopal Church 17 - Agencies and Boards Archives
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-D081 Diversity in the Episcopate and Diocesan Staff Leadership 13 - Committees and Commissions Diversity
2022-D082 Addressing the High Rates of Missing and Murdered Indigenous and All Women and Girls of Color 08 - Social Justice and United States Policy Racism, Violence, Women
2022-D083 Addressing the Erosion of Reproductive Rights and Autonomy 08 - Social Justice and United States Policy Abortion, Health Care, Women
2022-D085 Spanish Grammatical Conventions in Official Communications and Liturgy 04 - Governance and Structure Language Translation
2022-D087 Delete Canon III.15 Of the General Board of Examining Chaplains 15 - Ministry Canons, Theological Education
2022-D088 Development of Digital and Evangelism Resources 11 - Evangelism and Church Planting Evangelism, Technology
2022-D089 Equitable Access to General Convention for Non-Domestic Diocese Deputies 04 - Governance and Structure House of Deputies
2022-D090 The Church’s Teaching on Racism 09 - Racial Justice and Reconciliation Racism, Reconciliation
2022-D091 Defining Equal Place in the Life of the Church 10 - Congregational and Diocesan Vitality Appointments/Elections, Lay Ministry
2022-D092 Concerning the Exclusion of Same-Sex Spouses of Bishops from Lambeth Conference 2022 04 - Governance and Structure Anglican Communion, Homosexuality
2022-D093 Broad Representation in Discernment Processes 15 - Ministry Ordained Ministry, Ordination Process
2022-D094 Reaffirming the Role of Ethnic Ministries 09 - Racial Justice and Reconciliation Ethnic Ministries
2022-D095 Call for a Task Force for Review and Support of the Presiding Bishop’s Office of Pastoral Development 03 - Title IV Disciplinary Canons Pastoral Care, Presiding Bishop
2022-D096 Creation of a Staff Position for Director of LGBTQI and Women’s Ministries 14 - Christian Formation and Discipleship Homosexuality, Structure, Women
2022-D097 Resolution Concerning the Episcopal Election of the Rev. Charlie Holt 15 - Ministry Appointments/Elections
2022-D098 The Promotion of Public Health 16 - Churchwide Leadership Health