PRAYERS
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: ensure every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience (see H.R. 343), H222 [22JA]
Constitutional amendments: clarifying that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools (see H.J. Res. 42), H2393 [26AP]
Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 1044), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2175), H2954 [23MY]
Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see S. Res. 11), S214 [23JA] (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: ensure every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience, E1725 [21NO]
Congress: express importance of prayer in resolving Government shutdown, H6464 [10OC]
——— National Prayer Breakfast, H329–H331 [4FE], H395 [6FE]
National Day of Prayer: observance, H2378 [26AP], E484 [17AP], E529 [24AP]
Religion: importance of prayer, H328–H333 [4FE], H400 [6FE]
Schools: express support for prayer at school graduations, H6466 [10OC]
Remarks in Senate
Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, S484 [7FE]
Texts of
S. Res. 11, express support for prayer at school board meetings, S226 [23JA]
Transcripts