US HR250 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 61-2)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Recognizes school boards as deliberative public bodies that should be free to engage in prayer at the beginning of meetings consistent with the prayer practice upheld in Marsh v. Chambers. Expresses support for the voluntary practice of prayer at the beginning of meetings of legislative bodies and other deliberative public bodies, including school board meetings.
Title
Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-07-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
2013-06-06 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
2013-06-06 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
2013-06-06 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Same As/Similar To
SR11 (Related) 2013-01-23 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S226)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/250/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres250/BILLS-113hres250ih.pdf |