To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.
Latest action · Apr 27, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
No person shall be required to participate in prayer, or shall influence the form or content of any constitutional prayer, in public schools.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
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- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in House
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