# 119-hr-370: Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-370, Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-370
- Congress: 119
- Title: Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protects voluntary school prayer**. This bill would make Department of Education funding for state and local education agencies conditional on policies that allow constitutionally protected, voluntary prayer and would prohibit anyone from being required to participate in or shape that prayer. - Students and families: Reinforces the right to pray voluntarily in public schools and bars schools from requiring participation or forcing students to lead or shape prayers. - Local school districts and state education agencies: Could lose Department of Education funds if they have policies that deny or effectively prevent voluntary school prayer. - Department of Education and federal funding: Creates a funding-eligibility rule tied to school prayer policies and allows the Department to withhold federal education funds for noncompliant agencies.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No forced prayer in public schools: benefit, medium. If enacted, no one in public schools would be required to take part in prayer or to help shape the words of a prayer. This would apply to constitutionally protected prayer and would take effect upon enactment. Students and school staff would be protected from being forced to join or influence a pra…
- School funds tied to voluntary prayer rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the Department of Education would withhold funds from any state or school district that bars or effectively prevents voluntary, constitutionally protected prayer in public schools. This would apply to all Department of Education grants, regardless of other laws, and would take effect up…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-370 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/370)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-370 (as of 2026-04-21).