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SJRES 15 102th Congress Senate

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.

Introduced: January 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional amendmentsPrayer in the public schoolsReligion
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 14, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 24, 1991

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 19 Identical bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 14, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 15: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-15/
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"S.J. Res. 15: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-15/.
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S.J. Res. 15, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-15/.
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