United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 163 (103rd)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring the right of Americans to pray in public institutions, including public school graduation ceremonies and athletic events.
Introduced
24 March 1993
Last action
26 March 1993 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1], Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12], Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41]
Subjects
Rule of law, Education
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit voluntary individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions, or to prohibit prayer at public school baccalaureate services, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer or be present during any prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools or other public institutions or at events sponsored by such schools or institutions.
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Timeline
24 March 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 March 1993 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring the right of Americans to pray in public institutions, including public school graduation ceremonies and athletic events.
- related to ← A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring the right of Americans to pray in public school graduation ceremonies and athletic events.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/163
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hjres/163
- us · 103-hjres-163 · source updated 2 January 2025