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HJRES 108 106th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Church and state Constitutional amendments Education Elementary and secondary education Government Operations and Politics 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: September 21, 2000 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Oct 11, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 21, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit voluntary individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions; (2) no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer; and (3) neither the United States nor any State shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public schools.
What's happening now October 11, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 108: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-108/
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"H.J. Res. 108: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-108/.
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H.J. Res. 108, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-108/.
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