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HJRES 127 104th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Church and state Constitutional amendments Education Educational policy Government Operations and Politics Law Prayer in the public schools Religion Religion in the public schools Religious liberty

Proposing a religious liberties amendment to the Constitution of the United States to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience.

Introduced: November 28, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 28, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 28, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to their conscience, nothing in the Constitution shall prohibit acknowledgement of the religious heritage, beliefs, or traditions of the people or prohibit student-sponsored prayer in public schools; and (2) neither the United States nor any State shall compose any official prayer, compel joining in prayer, or discriminate against religious expression or belief.

What's happening now December 11, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 5, 1996
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Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 12, 1995
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 28, 1995
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 28, 1995
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 28, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 28, 1995
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 28, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 127: Proposing a religious liberties amendment to the Constitution of the United States to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-127/
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"H.J. Res. 127: Proposing a religious liberties amendment to the Constitution of the United States to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-127/.
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H.J. Res. 127, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-127/.
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