[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 39 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 39

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
  relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on 
                        United States currency.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2002

Ms. Landrieu (for herself and Mr. Allen) 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 
  relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on 
                        United States currency.

    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 7 years after the date of its submission by the Congress:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. A reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance or on 
United States currency shall not be construed as affecting the 
establishment of religion under first article of this Constitution.
    ``Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article 
by appropriate legislation.''.
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