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HJRES 66 106th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.

Introduced: September 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Church and stateConstitutional amendmentsEducationElementary and secondary education
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Government Operations and PoliticsInfrastructureLawPrayer in the public schoolsReligionReligious liberty
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Became law
Sep 17, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 15, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 15, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 17, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that, to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: (1) neither the United States nor any State shall establish any official religion; (2) the people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed; and (3) neither the United States nor any State shall require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity, prescribe school prayers, discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of religion.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 5
COLLINS, MAC
· Nov 9, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 24, 1999
BALLENGER, CASS
· Sep 24, 1999
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Sep 24, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 24, 1999
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Sep 24, 1999
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 24, 1999
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 24, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 24, 1999
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 24, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 66: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-66/
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"H.J. Res. 66: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-66/.
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H.J. Res. 66, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-66/.
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