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97-HJR78 on May 8, 1997

H.J.RES.52 (2001), H.J.RES.66 (1999), S.J.RES. 1, H.J.RES.12, H. J. RES. 108, & H. J. RES. 55:
Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. No person shall be required by the United States or by any State to participate in prayer . Neither the United States nor any State shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public schools.
H. J. RES. 78 (1997):
To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: Neither the United States nor any State shall establish any official religion, but the people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed. Neither the United States nor any State shall require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity, prescribe school prayers, discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of religion.
    Proposed Legislation:
  • H.J.RES.52, School Prayer Amendment, 6/13/2001 (Murtha)
  • H.J.RES.12, School Prayer Amendment, 2/7/2001 (Emerson)
  • S.J.RES.1, School Prayer Amendment, 1/22/2001 (Thurmond)
  • H.J.RES.108, Voluntary School Prayer Amendment, 9/21/2000 (Graham)
  • H.J.RES.55, Voluntary School Prayer Amendment, 2/13/1997 (Stearnes, Hall, Watts)
  • H.J.RES.78, Amendment Restoring Religious Freedom, 5/8/1997 (Istook, et. al.)

    Participating counts on VoteMatch question 4.
  • Topic: Education
  • Headline: Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer (Score: 2)
  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred



Democrats participating in 97-HJR78

James Barcia s1oMichigan Democrat
Sanford Bishop s1oGeorgia Democrat
Robert Brady s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Gary Condit s1oCalifornia Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall s1oTexas Democrat
Baron Hill s1oIndiana Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones s1oOhio Democrat
William Lipinski s1oIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
Betty McCollum s1oMinnesota Democrat
Mike McIntyre s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
John Murtha s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Collin Peterson s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Nick Rahall s1oWest Virginia Democrat
Ronnie Shows s1oMississippi Democrat
Charles Stenholm s1oTexas Democrat
Gene Taylor s1oMississippi Democrat
Jim Traficant s1oOhio Democrat



Republicans participating in 97-HJR78

Robert Aderholt s1oAlabama Republican
Dick Armey s1oTexas Republican
Spencer Bachus s1oAlabama Republican
Bill Baker s1oCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Richard Hugh Baker s1oLouisiana Republican
Cass Ballenger s1oNorth Carolina Republican
Bob Barr s1oGeorgia Republican
Bill Barrett s1oNebraska Republican
Roscoe Bartlett s1oMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton s1oTexas Republican
Herb Bateman s1oVirginia Republican
Doug Bereuter s1oNebraska Republican (Until 2004)
Tom Bliley s1oVirginia Republican
Roy Blunt s1oMissouri Republican
John Boehner s1oOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla s1oTexas Republican
Mary Bono s1oCalifornia Republican
Sonny Bono s1oCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Kevin Brady s1oTexas Republican
Dan Burton s1oIndiana Republican
Sonny Callahan s1oAlabama Republican
Ken Calvert s1oCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp s1oMichigan Republican
Tom Campbell s1oCalifornia Republican (Retired)
Chris Cannon s1oUtah Republican
Saxby Chambliss s1oGA Republican Sr Senator
Helen Chenoweth s1oIdaho Republican
Jon Christensen s1oNebraska Republican Former (1994-)
John Howard Coble s1oNorth Carolina Republican
Tom Coburn s1oOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Thad Cochran s1oMS Republican Sr Senator
Larry Combest s1oTexas Republican
Merrill Cook s1oUtah Republican
Philip Crane s1oIllinois Republican (Until 2004)
Michael Crapo s1oID Republican incumbent
Barbara Cubin s1oWyoming Republican
Duke Cunningham s1oCalifornia Republican
Nathan Deal s1oGeorgia Republican
Tom DeLay s1oTexas Republican
Lincoln Diaz-Balart s1oFlorida Republican
Jay Dickey s1oArkansas Republican
John Doolittle s1oCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan s1oTennessee Republican
Jennifer Dunn s1oWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Vernon Ehlers s1oMichigan Republican
Jo Ann Emerson s1oMissouri Republican
Terry Everett s1oAlabama Republican
Jeff Flake s1oArizona Republican
Elton Gallegly s1oCalifornia Republican
George Gekas s1oPennsylvania Republican
Jim Gibbons s1oNevada Republican
Newt Gingrich s1oGeorgia Republican Former (1994-)
Virgil Goode s1oVirginia Republican
Bob Goodlatte s1oVirginia Republican
Bill Goodling s1oPennsylvania Republican
Porter Goss s1oFlorida Republican (Until 2004)
Lindsey Graham s1oSC Republican Jr Senator
James Hansen s1oUtah Republican
Denny Hastert s1oIllinois Republican
Doc Hastings s1oWashington Republican
J.D. Hayworth s1oArizona Republican
Joel Hefley s1oColorado Republican
Wally Herger s1oCalifornia Republican
Rick Hill s1oMontana Republican
Van Hilleary s1oTennessee Republican
Peter Hoekstra s1oMichigan Republican
Kenny Hulshof s1oMissouri Republican
Duncan Hunter s1oCalifornia Republican
Asa Hutchinson s1oArkansas Republican
Bob Inglis s1oSouth Carolina Republican
Ernest Istook s1oOklahoma Republican
Sam Johnson s1oTexas Republican
Walter Beaman Jones s1oNorth Carolina Republican
John Kasich s1oOhio Republican
Brian Kerns s1oIndiana Republican
Jay Kim s1oCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Jack Kingston s1oGeorgia Republican
Ray LaHood s1oIllinois Republican
Steve Largent s1oOK00 Former Republican Challenger
Ron Lewis s1oKentucky Republican
John Linder s1oGeorgia Republican
Bob Livingston s1oLouisiana Republican Former (1994-)
Frank Dean Lucas s1oOklahoma Republican
Donald Manzullo s1oIllinois Republican
Bill McCollum s1oFL Former Republican challenger; former US Representative
Jim McCrery s1oLouisiana Republican
John McHugh s1oNew York Republican/Conservative
Scott McInnis s1oColorado Republican (Until 2004)
David McIntosh s1oIndiana Republican
Buck McKeon s1oCalifornia Republican
Jack Metcalf s1oWashington Republican
John Mica s1oFlorida Republican
Gary Miller s1oCalifornia Republican
Sue Myrick s1oNorth Carolina Republican
Bob Ney s1oOhio Republican
Charlie Norwood s1oGeorgia Republican
Jim Nussle s1oIowa Republican
Michael Oxley s1oOhio Republican
Ron Packard s1oCalifornia Republican
Ron Paul s1oPOTUS Republican (Libertarian 1988)
Bill Paxon s1oNew York Republican Former (1994-)
John Peterson s1oPennsylvania Republican
Chip Pickering s1oMS Republican challenger, U.S. Rep.
Joseph Pitts s1oPennsylvania Republican
Richard Pombo s1oCalifornia Republican
George Radanovich s1oCalifornia Republican
Frank Riggs s1oCalifornia Republican Former (1994-)
Bob Riley s1oAL Republican
James Rogan s1oCalifornia Republican
Hal Rogers s1oKentucky Republican
Mike Rogers s1oMichigan Republican
Dana Rohrabacher s1oCalifornia Republican
Ed Royce s1oCalifornia Republican
Joe Scarborough s1oFlorida Republican
Dan Schaefer s1oColorado Republican Former (1994-)
Bob Schaffer s1oCO Republican Senate Challenger
James Sensenbrenner s1oWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions s1oTexas Republican
Bud Shuster s1oPennsylvania Rep. (resigned 3/3/2001)
Joe Skeen s1oNew Mexico Republican
Christopher Smith s1oNew Jersey Republican
Linda Smith s1oWashington Republican Former (1994-)
Nick Smith s1oMI Former Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep
Gerald Solomon s1oNew York Republican Former (1994-)
Mark Souder s1oIndiana Republican
Floyd Spence s1oSouth Carolina Republican
Cliff Stearns s1oFlorida Republican
Tom Tancredo s1oColorado Republican
Billy Tauzin s1oLouisiana Republican (Until 2004)
Charles Taylor s1oNorth Carolina Republican
Mac Thornberry s1oTexas Republican
John Thune s1oSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Strom Thurmond s1oSC Former Republican Senator
Todd Tiahrt s1oKansas Republican
Zach Wamp s1oTennessee Republican
John Warner s1oVA Republican Sr Senator
Wes Watkins s1oOklahoma Republican
J.C. Watts s1oOklahoma Republican
Dave Weldon s1oFlorida Republican
Ed Whitfield s1oKentucky Republican
Roger Wicker s1oMississippi Republican
Don Young s1oAlaska Republican



Independents participating in 97-HJR78

Donna Christensen s1oVirgin Islands -
Mac Collins s1oGA 2004 former Republican challenger; US Representative
John Cooksey s1oLA 2004 former Republican Nominee
Chris John s1oLA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative
Mark Neumann s1oWI 2004 former Republican challenger; former US Representative



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 17
Republicans: 142
Independents: 5

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