Amendment98th Congress
An amendment to the Coats amendment, as amended by the Gunderson amendment, to add the following: Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, no funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any state or local educational agency which has a policy of denying or which effectively prevents participation on a voluntary basis, except that such agencies may limit spoken prayer during instructional periods or at any other time when vocal speech is limited, provided, that neither the U.S. nor any state or local educational agency shall require any person to participate in prayer or influence the form or content of any prayer in such public schools.
- Amendment Number
- 1001
- Description
- An amendment to the Coats amendment, as amended by the Gunderson amendment, to add the following: Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, no funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any state or local educational agency which has a policy of denying or which effectively prevents participation on a voluntary basis, except that such agencies may limit spoken prayer during instructional periods or at any other time when vocal speech is limited, provided, that neither the U.S. nor any state or local educational agency shall require any person to participate in prayer or influence the form or content of any prayer in such public schools.
- Congress
- 98
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 26, 1984
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 194 - 215 (Record Vote No: 319).
- Submitted Date
- Jul 26, 1984
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 30, 2021