[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 21 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 21

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2005

    Mr. Murtha 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 school prayer.

    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--

    ``Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit 
individual prayer in public schools or to prohibit school officials 
from including voluntary prayer in official school ceremonies and 
meetings. Neither the United States nor any State shall prescribe the 
content of any such prayer.''.
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