[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 66 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 66

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 1999

    Mr. Istook 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 
                      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 people's right to acknowledge God according to the 
dictates of conscience: Neither the United States nor any State shall 
establish any official religion, but the people's right 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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