[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 43 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                         Calendar No. 4
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 43

   To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local 
      educational agency that denies or prevents participation in 
                   constitutional prayer in schools.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 19, 1999

 Mr. Helms introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                            January 20, 1999

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local 
      educational agency that denies or prevents participation in 
                   constitutional prayer in schools.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary School Prayer Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING CONTINGENT ON RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOOL PRAYER.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds made available through the Department of Education shall be 
provided to any State or local educational agency that has a policy of 
denying, or that effectively prevents participation in, constitutional 
prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis.
    (b) Limitation.--No person shall be required to participate in 
prayer, or shall influence the form or content of any constitutional 
prayer, in a public school.
                                     





                                                         Calendar No. 4

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 43

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local 
      educational agency that denies or prevents participation in 
                   constitutional prayer in schools.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 20, 1999

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar