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HR 624

Herring, Reverend John H.; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Robert Flournoy and 4 co-sponsors

Commends Rev. John H. Herring for pastoral leadership and youth programs at Glorious Hope Baptist Church; symbolic honor with no binding legal effect.

House Read and Adopted
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Bill Summary · HR 624

Summary — H.R. 624: “Reverend John H. Herring; commend” (House Resolution)

Status: House Read and Adopted (adopted April 9, 2025)
Introduced: January 22, 2025
Classification: House resolution (congratulatory/commendatory)

Purpose / Intent

This resolution recognizes and commends Reverend John H. Herring for his ministry and community service, highlighting his leadership at Glorious Hope Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia, and his work with youth and community programs.

Key provisions and content

  • Commends Reverend Herring for:
    • Being licensed to preach the Gospel on April 25, 2010, and ordained as a preacher in March 2011.
    • Becoming the fourth and youngest pastor of Glorious Hope Baptist Church upon his father’s retirement in 2012.
    • Providing spiritual leadership and expanding the church’s role in the community.
    • Leading and supporting youth-focused programs, notably the “Men About Change” after-school and summer program that emphasizes education, entrepreneurship, character development, and community service.
    • His pastoral duties (sermons, counseling, baptisms, visiting the sick) and broader humanitarian and educational contributions.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and make available an appropriate copy of the resolution for Reverend Herring.

Effect / Impact

  • Symbolic and honorary only: the resolution expresses the legislative body’s recognition and best wishes. It creates no binding legal rights, obligations, funding, or regulatory changes.
  • Primary beneficiaries: Reverend John H. Herring, Glorious Hope Baptist Church, and community programs he supports (public recognition may help public visibility for his ministry and programs).

Procedural history

  • Introduced in the House: January 22, 2025 (referred to Judiciary Committee initially).
  • Subsequent referrals: Local & Consent Calendars.
  • Placed on the Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and adopted on April 9, 2025.
  • Reported enrolled and laid before the House on April 9, 2025.

Notes / discrepancies

  • The version text includes an opening line referencing the “Reining In Federal Licensing Enforcement Act of 2025 (RIFLE Act of 2025),” which is inconsistent with the remainder of the document (a local commendatory resolution). That likely reflects a clerical or drafting error; the body of the resolution is exclusively a commendation of Reverend Herring.
  • Sponsor information in the resolution header lists Representatives John Herring (145th), Jones (143rd), Flournoy (74th), Paris (142nd), and Reese (140th) as the authors. A longer sponsor list provided separately appears inconsistent with the state resolution text and may derive from a different document.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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