HJRES 54
107th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Allegiance
Commemorations
Discrimination in public facilities
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Flags
Freedom of speech
Government Operations and Politics
Meditation
Oaths
Prayer in the public schools
Public schools
Religion
Religious liberty
Students' rights
Students' Rights Resolution of 2001
Introduced: June 21, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 21, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 21, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Students' Rights Resolution of 2001 - Declares that Congress recognizes: (1) the right, as established by the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court, of all Americans to freely exercise their religion; (2) the constitutional right of students in public schools to participate in a daily period of time to be used for silent prayer, meditation, or reflection and to recite the Pledge of Allegiance; and (3) the right of religious groups to have equal access to school facilities without discrimination on account of religious character or speech.
Expresses the sense of Congress that public schools should act to protect these constitutional rights by establishing a period of time for silent prayer, meditation, or reflection, establishing a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, and accommodating religious groups by granting equal access rather than discriminating on account of their religious character or speech.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Cosponsors
1