Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.

H. Res. 250 · 113th Congress · Jun 6, 2013 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes that school boards are deliberative public bodies, and should be free to engage in prayer at the beginning of meetings;

(2)

recognizes that school boards are deliberative public bodies, and should be free to engage in prayer at the beginning of meetings consistent with the prayer practice upheld in Marsh v. Chambers;

(3)

recognizes that prayer before school board meetings is a protected act in accordance with the fundamental principles upon which the Nation was founded; and

(4)

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.

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Jun 6, 2013viewing Introduced in House Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Latta, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Posey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Harper, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Carter, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Coble, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Harris, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Scalise) submitted the following resolution; which was 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

Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.

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