[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 108 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 108

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2000

    Mr. Graham introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               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, 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 
voluntary 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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