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HJRES 7 109th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional amendments Education Elementary and secondary education Law Religion Religion in the public schools Religious liberty

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.

Introduced: January 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Constitution shall not be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions.

Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring any person to participate in prayer or from prescribing the content of any prayer.

What's happening now March 2, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 7: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-7/
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"H.J. Res. 7: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-7/.
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H.J. Res. 7, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-7/.
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