HJRES 424 · 103th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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

Introduced 1994-10-06· Sponsored by Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1994-10-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans
Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1]OK
Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46]CA
Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-27]CA
Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1]UT
Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22]TX
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21]NY
Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]NM
Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10]CA
Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1]KS
Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]LA
Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48]CA
Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1]AL
Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1]FL
Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11]NC
Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10]NC
Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4]KY
Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26]TX