United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 45 (104th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to ensure that private persons and groups are not denied benefits or otherwise discriminated against by the United States or any of the several States on account of religious expression, belief, or identity.
Introduced
22 December 1995
Last action
22 December 1995 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) neither the United States nor any State shall deny benefits to or otherwise discriminate against any private person or group on account of religious expression, belief, or identity; and (2) the prohibition on laws respecting an establishment of religion shall not be construed to require such discrimination.
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Timeline
22 December 1995
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 December 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S19259-19260)
Source: IntroReferral
22 December 1995
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 21 December 1995 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 December 1995
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/45
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/sjres/45
- us · 104-sjres-45 · source updated 10 August 2026