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HCONRES 199 106th Congress House Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional law Education Elementary and secondary education Prayer in the public schools Religion Religious liberty Sports and Recreation Supreme Court Supreme Court decisions

Expressing the sense of the Congress that prayers and invocations at public school sporting events contribute to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that prayers and invocations at public school sporting events contribute to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their constitutionality.

Introduced: October 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 19, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 3, 1999
Received in the Senate.
Nov 2, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 2, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H11325-11330)
Nov 2, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H11325-11330)
Nov 2, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 199.
Nov 2, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 2, 1999
Mr. Bonilla moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 21, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Oct 19, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Express the sense of Congress that: (1) prayers and invocations at public school sporting events are constitutional under the First Amendment; and (2) the Supreme Court should uphold the constitutionality of such practices.
What's happening now November 19, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 2, 1999
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 19, 1999
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 19, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 199: Expressing the sense of the Congress that prayers and invocations at public school sporting events contribute to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their constitutionality.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-199/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 199: Expressing the sense of the Congress that prayers and invocations at public school sporting events contribute to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their constitutionality.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-199/.
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H. Con. Res. 199, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-199/.
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[H. Con. Res. 199: Expressing the sense of the Congress that prayers and invocations at public school sporting events contribute to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their constitutionality.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-199/)
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