HJRES 424
103th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitutional amendments
Education
Educational policy
Law
Prayer in the public schools
Religion
Religious liberty
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.
Introduced: October 6, 1994
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 31, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Oct 6, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 6, 1994
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1