Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools.

Bill: 113-hjres-42
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2013-04-26
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Elementary and secondary education

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits anything in the Constitution, including amendments, from being construed to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer in a public school, or to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer at a public school extracurricular activity.</p>

tv_txt: IA 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 42 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2013 Mr. Rahall introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: — Nothing in this Constitution, including any amendment to this Constitution, shall be construed to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer in a public school, or to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer at a public school extracurricular activity. .