Number: 96-846
Title: SCHOOL PRAYER: THE CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE, 1962-1998
Authors: David M. Ackerman, American Law Division 
Abstract: Since 1962 school prayer has been one of the most volatile issues in American politics. As a result, Congress has repeatedly been embroiled in debates on measures ranging from constitutional amendments to appropriations riders to restore or protect devotional exercises in the schools; and it has enacted four proposals into law. This report gives an overview of the measures considered and enacted and a Congress-by-Congress review of legislative action on the subject.
Pages: 37
Date: Updated December 1, 1998