A bill to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith, by extending the reach of The Equal Access Act to elementary schools.
Latest action · Mar 1, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1875)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Equal Access Act to include coverage of public elementary schools. (The Act currently prohibits public secondary schools, if they receive Federal funds and if they offer a limited public forum, from denying equal access or a fair opportunity to, or discriminating against, any students who wish to conduct a meeting within that limited open forum on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of the speech at such meetings.)
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to May 11, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | May 11, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1875)
- Mar 1, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1873-1875)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Discrimination in education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational facilities
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Freedom of speech
- Religion
- Religion in the public schools
- Religious liberty
- Student activities
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
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