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HR 2999 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Education Higher education Military education Religion Religion in the public schools Service academies

To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities.

Introduced: September 4, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the superintendent of a military service academy to have in effect a policy of offering a voluntary, nondenominational prayer at an authorized academy activity, subject to such limitations as the President may prescribe.

What's happening now September 4, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 15, 2003
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 24, 2003
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 4, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2999: To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2999/
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"H.R. 2999: To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2999/.
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H.R. 2999, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2999/.
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