Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 13, 2025, with no cosponsors
IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing funding for public schools that restrict voluntary school prayer. Specifically, the bill prohibits ED from providing funds to state or local educational agencies with policies that deny, or effectively prevent, individuals from voluntarily participating in public school prayer that is constitutionally protected.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues: 15 of 546 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 82 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 105 words
- Subjects
- Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationReligionSchool administrationState and local government operations
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]