[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 33 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 33

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
               relative to the free exercise of religion.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                  May 3 (legislative day, May 1), 1995

 Mr. Cochran introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
               relative to the free exercise of religion.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, 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:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to the free 
exercise of religion shall not be denied or abridged by the United 
States or by any State.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by 
appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.''.
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