United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 48 (105th)
A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
Introduced
4 June 1998
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.
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Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience, neither the United States nor any State shall establish an official religion; (2) the people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed; and (3) neither the United States nor any State shall require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity, prescribe school prayers, discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of religion.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 1998
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 1998
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 June 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/48
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/sjres/48