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S 483 109th Congress Senate

A bill to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith, by extending the reach of The Equal Access Act to elementary schools.

Introduced: May 11, 2006 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 1, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1875)
Mar 1, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1873-1875)
Mar 1, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 1, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1875)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Equal Access Act to include coverage of public elementary schools. (The Act currently prohibits public secondary schools, if they receive Federal funds and if they offer a limited public forum, from denying equal access or a fair opportunity to, or discriminating against, any students who wish to conduct a meeting within that limited open forum on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of the speech at such meetings.)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 483: A bill to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith, by extending the reach of The Equal Access Act to elementary schools.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-483/
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"S. 483: A bill to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith, by extending the reach of The Equal Access Act to elementary schools.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-483/.
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S. 483, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-483/.
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