,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bc            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,vitt] submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = pray] at s*ool bo>d meet+s4   
,:]eas ! fre$om to practice religion &  
to express religi\s ?\ght is ackn[l$g$  
to be a fundam5tal & unali5able "r      
belong+ to all individuals2 ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates 0 f\nd$ on ! pr9ciple (   
fre$om ( religion & n fre$om f religion2
 ,:]eas ! fram]s ( ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates int5d$ t ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t 
to ! ,con/itution w\ld prohibit ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t f enact+ any law t favors "o 
religi\s d5om9ation ov] ano!r1 n t !    
,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution w\ld   
prohibit any m5tion ( religion or       
ref]5ce to ,god 9 civic dialogue2       
,:]eas1 9 #aihc1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt held 9
 ,m>% v4 ,*amb]s1 #dfc ,u4,s4 #ghc1 t ! 

practice ( op5+ legislative sessions )  
pray] has become "p ( ! fabric ( our    
society & invok+ div9e guidance on a    
public body entru/$ ) mak+ ! laws is n a
 violation ( ! ,e/abli%m5t ,clause ( !  
,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution1 b r is
 simply a tol]able ackn[l$gm5t ( beliefs
 widely held among ! p ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas volunt>y pray] by elect$ 
bodies %\ld n be limit$ to pray] 9 ,/ate
 legislatures & ,congress2 ,:]eas s*ool 
bo>ds are delib]ative bodies ( adults1  
simil> to a legislature 9 t !y are      
elect$ by ! p1 act 9 ! public int]e/1 & 
hold sessions t are op5 to ! public =   
volunt>y att5dance2 & ,:]eas volunt>y   
pray] by an elect$ body %\ld be protect$
 "u law & enc\rag$ 9 society because    
volunt>y pray] has become a "p ( !      
fabric ( our society1 volunt>y pray]    
ackn[l$ges beliefs widely held among ! p
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! ,supreme ,c\rt  
has held t x is n a violation ( !       
,e/abli%m5t ,clause ( ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t  
to ! ,con/itution = a public body to    

invoke div9e guidance3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 recognizes t pray]  
be=e s*ool bo>d meet+s is a protect$ act
 9 accordance ) ! fundam5tal pr9ciples  
^u :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 f\nd$2 &  7#b7 
expresses support = ! practice ( pray]  
at ! beg9n+ ( s*ool bo>d meet+s4