[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 127 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 127

 Proposing a religious liberties amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according 
                     to the dictates of conscience.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 28, 1995

   Mr. Istook (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barton of 
Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of 
Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, 
   Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
 Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, 
Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, 
 Mr. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
   Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
  Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
 Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, 
 Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
   McNulty, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. 
Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
 Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
 Roth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Smith 
  of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
 Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
   Traficant, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
 Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Young of Alaska) 
 introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Proposing a religious liberties amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according 
                     to the dictates of conscience.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article --

    ``To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the 
dictates of conscience: Nothing in this Constitution shall prohibit 
acknowledgments of the religious heritage, beliefs, or traditions of 
the people, or prohibit student-sponsored prayer in public schools. 
Neither the United States nor any State shall compose any official 
prayer or compel joining in prayer, or discriminate against religious 
expression or belief.''.
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