HJRES 50 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Introduced Jun 18, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Mark Meadows R-NC

Latest action · Jul 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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.

IntroducedJun 18, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.

Declares further that the parental right to direct education includes the right to choose public, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child.

States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest, as applied to the person, is of the highest order and not otherwise served.

Prohibits this article from being construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.

Declares that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment.

Cosponsors 80

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2013 to Sep 15, 2014; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-OH	Bill Johnson	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-GA	Doug Collins	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-CA	Duncan Hunter	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-NC	Howard Coble	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-FL	Jeff Miller	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-OK	Jim Bridenstine	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-AL	Jo Bonner	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-TX	Joe Barton	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-TX	Kenny Marchant	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-AZ	Matt Salmon	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-MN	Michele Bachmann	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-NC	Richard Hudson	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-NC	Robert Pittenger	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-GA	Tom Graves	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Jun 18, 2013
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Jul 16, 2013
R-CA	Devin Nunes		Jul 16, 2013
R-AK	Don Young		Jul 16, 2013
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa		Jul 16, 2013
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Jul 16, 2013
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Jul 16, 2013
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Jul 16, 2013
R-MN	John Kline		Jul 16, 2013
R-MI	Kerry L. Bentivolio		Jul 16, 2013
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Jul 16, 2013
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Jul 16, 2013
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Jul 16, 2013
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Jul 16, 2013
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Jul 16, 2013
R-IA	Tom Latham		Jul 16, 2013
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Jul 16, 2013
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jul 16, 2013
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Aug 1, 2013
R-MI	Dave Camp		Aug 1, 2013
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Aug 1, 2013
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Aug 1, 2013
R-TN	Stephen Lee Fincher		Aug 1, 2013
R-IA	Steve King		Oct 15, 2013
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Oct 15, 2013
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Oct 15, 2013
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Dec 19, 2013
R-MO	Billy Long		Dec 19, 2013
R-TX	John R. Carter		Dec 19, 2013
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Dec 19, 2013
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Dec 19, 2013
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Mar 11, 2014
R-PA	Tom Marino		Mar 14, 2014
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Apr 10, 2014
R-PA	Lou Barletta		Apr 28, 2014
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho		May 13, 2014
R-KS	Mike Pompeo		May 20, 2014
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Jun 9, 2014
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Jun 17, 2014
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Jun 17, 2014
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Sep 8, 2014
R-AZ	David Schweikert		Sep 15, 2014

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jun 18, 2013
	Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee	Referred Jul 15, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jun 18, 2013Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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
House	Lists H3759H.J. Res. 50	—	Jun 18, 2013

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 113-104	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS83 pages	Judiciary Committee	Sep 9, 2014

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R40484	The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Archived	Report	Jul 27, 2015

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SJRES 37	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.	Identical bill	Jun 4, 2014

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 18, 2013Introduced in House

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