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United States · Resolution · HCONRES

H.Con.Res. 97 (97th)

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

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19 March 1981

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Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

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Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Constitution does not preclude periods of stillness and silence in public schools to be used at the discretion of the individual for prayer or introspection; and (2) individual religious conscience should not be violated or compromised in the establishment of any such period.

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