A bill to provide that no Federal education funds may be obligated or expended to any State or local educational agency which discriminates against any meetings of students in public secondary schools who wish to meet voluntarily for religious purposes.
Equal Access Act - Prohibits federally-funded public secondary schools which allow non-school-sponsored groups of students to meet from discriminating against any meeting of students on the basis of religious content if: (1) the meeting is voluntary and student initiated; (2) there is no government sponsorship; and (3) no unlawful activity is permitted.
For Further Action See H.R.5345.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Reported to House by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-710.
Reported to House by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-710.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 405.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 270 - 151 (Record Vote No: 145).
Roll Call #145 (House)Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 270 - 151 (Record Vote No: 145).
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For Further Action See H.R.1310.