Bill > HR5187

This bill, titled the "Protect Prayer in Schools Act of 2023," aims to provide a legal cause of action for individuals who are prohibited from engaging in personal prayer in public elementary and secondary schools. The bill cites findings that the United States was founded as a nation under God, and that the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment was not intended to suppress religious expression in schools, but rather to prevent the establishment of a state religion. The bill states that the Constitution protects the right to personal religious observance, and that schools cannot limit this right. The bill defines "elementary school" and "secondary school" using the definitions from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.