To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.

Bill: 114-hr-5074
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2016-04-27
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

First Amendment rights

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the provision of Department of Education funds to any state or local educational agency that has a policy of denying, or that effectively prevents participation in, constitutional prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis.</p> <p>No person shall be required to participate in prayer, or shall influence the form or content of any constitutional prayer, in public schools.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5074 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2016 Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.

1. Funding Contingent on Respect for Constitutional School Prayer (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available through the Department of Education shall be provided to any State or local educational agency that has a policy of denying, or that effectively prevents participation in, constitutional prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis. (b) Limitation No person shall be required to participate in prayer, or shall influence the form or content of any constitutional prayer, in public schools.