HJRES 4 · 99th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.

Introduced 1985-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6]· House

Bill Progress

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 Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1985-03-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the authority administering any public school or public institution from providing for or permitting individual or group prayer. States that no person shall be required to participate in such prayer, nor shall the administering authority compose the words of such prayer.…

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

Cosponsors (4)

1 Democrat3 Republicans