United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 418 (96th)
A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools.
Introduced
25 August 1980
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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Summary
Declares the sense of Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, periods of silence (for silent prayer, meditation, contemplation, or introspection) in the public schools to be used at the discretion of individual students.
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summary · EN · 25 August 1980
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/418
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hconres/418