HRES 662
112th Congress
House
Education
Elementary and secondary education
First Amendment rights
Religion
School administration
Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 17, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 17, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recognizes school boards as deliberative public bodies that should be free to engage in prayer at the beginning of meetings consistent with the prayer practice upheld in Marsh v. Chambers.
Expresses support for the voluntary practice of prayer at the beginning of meetings of legislative bodies and other deliberative public bodies, including school board meetings.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
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