United States · Bill · S
S. 784 (98th)
Voluntary School Prayer Act of 1983
Original
Introduced
11 March 1983
Last action
14 March 1983 · Floor
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Rule 14. Calendar No. 43.
Sponsors
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Voluntary School Prayer Act of 1983 - Precludes Supreme Court and Federal district court jurisdiction to review and hear any case arising out of State law relating to voluntary prayer in public buildings and schools.
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Timeline
11 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, read the first time.
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 1983
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Rule 14. Calendar No. 43.
Source: Calendars
14 March 1983
Floor
Read the second time.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 11 March 1983
Sponsors
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
Related records
- related to ← Voluntary School Prayer Act of 1983
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/784
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/784
- us · 98-s-784 · source updated 29 August 2025