HRES 547 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District.

Introduced Nov 10, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Tim Murphy R-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 16, 2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedNov 10, 2005
  2. Agreed to in HouseNov 16, 2005

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the fundamental right of parents to direct the education of their children is firmly grounded in the Nation's Constitution and traditions; (2) the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Fields v. Palmdale School District undermines the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children; and (3) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should agree to rehear the case en banc in order to reverse this constitutionally infirm ruling.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 591Passed320–91Nov 16, 2005

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 10, 2005 to Nov 16, 2005; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABobby JindalOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-INChris ChocolaOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-KSJim RyunOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.OriginalNov 10, 2005
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-INMike PenceOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-IASteve KingOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-TXTed PoeOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-OKTom ColeOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-GATom PriceOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-TNZach WampOriginalNov 10, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonNov 15, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisNov 16, 2005
R-UTRob BishopNov 16, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Nov 10, 2005

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2005Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  2. Nov 16, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10312-10317)
  3. Nov 16, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 547.
  4. Nov 16, 2005At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  5. Nov 16, 2005Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10342-10343)
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In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E2550Betty McCollum D-MNDec 15, 2005
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E2395James L. Oberstar D-MNNov 17, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H10312–H10317Text printed H10312Recorded votes H10342disapproveBarney Frank D-MA, Diana DeGette D-CO, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, Howard L. Berman D-CA, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Linda T. Sánchez D-CA, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Rush Holt D-NJ, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Tim Murphy R-PANov 16, 2005

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2005Engrossed in House
  2. Nov 10, 2005Introduced in House

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