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H.Con.Res. 13 (97th)

A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools.

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5 January 1981

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Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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21 July 2025

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Declares the sense of Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude the use of, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, discretionary periods of silence for silent prayer, meditation, contemplation, or introspection in the public schools.

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