HJRES 66
106th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Church and state
Constitutional amendments
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Law
Prayer in the public schools
Religion
Religious liberty
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
Introduced: September 15, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
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