[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S.J. Res. 3 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 3

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

Mr. Thurmond 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 
                  relating to voluntary school prayer.

    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 hereby 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 if 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the 
Congress:

                              ``Article--

    ``Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit 
individual or group prayer in public schools or other public 
institutions. No person shall be required by the United States or by 
any State to participate in prayer. Neither the United States nor any 
State shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public 
schools.''.
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