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Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutionally protected prayer in schools, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill conditions federal Department of Education funding on schools allowing voluntary, constitutionally protected prayer by students. Schools that deny or prevent participation in voluntary prayer would lose federal funding under this measure. The bill clarifies that no student or person can be required to participate in prayer or influence its form or content. The measure applies specifically to voluntary prayer and does not mandate or require school-sponsored prayer. It uses federal funding eligibility as a mechanism to enforce protection of voluntary student prayer in schools.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Jan 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Jan 13, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutionally protected prayer in schools, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. FUNDING CONTINGENT ON RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED 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, constitutionally protected prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis.
(b) Limitation.—No person shall be required to participate in prayer or influence the form or content of any constitutionally protected prayer in public schools. <all>
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