H.R. 370 119th Congress House

Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025

Official title: To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutionally protected prayer in schools, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: David Rouzer Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationReligionSchool administrationState and local government operations

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Introduced in House

Jan 13, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing funding for public schools that restrict voluntary school prayer.

Specifically, the bill prohibits ED from providing funds to state or local educational agencies with policies that deny, or effectively prevent, individuals from voluntarily participating in public school prayer that is constitutionally protected.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 370: Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-370/

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"H.R. 370: Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-370/.

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H.R. 370, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-370/.

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