A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Latest action · May 10, 2010 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3475)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2010
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, laws, and traditions; (2) the Convention would undermine presumptions of freedom and independence for U.S. families; (3) the Convention would interfere with the principles of U.S. sovereignty, independence, and self-government that preclude the propriety of adopting international law to govern domestic matters; and (4) the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2010 to Nov 15, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | May 26, 2010 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | May 26, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | May 26, 2010 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | May 26, 2010 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 26, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 27, 2010 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Jul 28, 2010 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Aug 3, 2010 | |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Nov 15, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 10, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2010Introduced in Senate
- May 10, 2010Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3475)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S3475 | — | May 10, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2010Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
