[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 85 Introduced in House (IH)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 85

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
 clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor 
                      requires prayer in schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2006

  Mr. Rahall (for himself and Mr. Mollohan) 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 to 
 clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor 
                      requires prayer in schools.

    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 by 
the Congress:

                              ``Article--

    ``Nothing in this Constitution, including any amendment to this 
Constitution, shall be construed to prohibit voluntary prayer or 
require prayer in a public school, or to prohibit voluntary prayer or 
require prayer at a public school extracurricular activity.''.
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