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HJRES 121 104th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to secure the unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and serve their Creator, according to the dictates of…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to secure the unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and serve their… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to secure the unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and serve their Creator, according to the dictates of conscience.

Introduced: February 1, 1996 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Church and stateConstitutional amendmentsGovernment Operations and PoliticsLaw
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 15, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 15, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 11, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) neither the United States nor any State shall deny benefits to or otherwise discriminate against any private person or group on account of religious expression, belief, or identity; and (2) the prohibition on laws respecting an establishment of religion shall not be construed to require such discrimination.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 45 Identical bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to ensure that private pers…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 1, 1996
CRANE, PHILIP
· Feb 1, 1996
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 1, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to secure the unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and serve their Creator, according to the dictates of conscience.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-121/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to secure the unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and serve their Creator, according to the dictates of conscience.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-121/.
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H.J. Res. 121, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-121/.
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[H.J. Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to secure the unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and serve their Creator, according to the dictates of conscience.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-121/)
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