[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 48 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 48

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
                      restoring religious freedom.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 June 4 (legislative day, June 2), 1998

 Mr. Inhofe 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 
                      restoring religious freedom.

    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 right of the People to acknowledge God according to 
the dictates of conscience: Neither the United States nor any State 
shall establish any official religion, but the right of the People to 
pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions 
on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed. Neither 
the United States nor any State shall require any person to join in 
prayer or other religious activity, prescribe school prayers, 
discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on 
account of religion.''.
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