United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 7 (104th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the intent of the Constitution to neither prohibit nor require public school prayer.
Introduced
4 January 1995
Last action
5 January 1995 · Calendars
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.
Sponsors
Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]
Subjects
Rule of law, Education
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit or require voluntary prayer in public schools or at public school extracurricular activities.
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Timeline
4 January 1995
Calendars
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
4 January 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S18-19)
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1995
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.
Source: Calendars
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 5 January 1995 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 5 January 1995
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 5 January 1995
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 January 1995
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Sponsors
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/7
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/sjres/7
- us · 104-sjres-7 · source updated 7 April 2025